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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some 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 require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
60 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
61 with positioning text.
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
69 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
70 some 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 require
72 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
79 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
80 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
81 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
82 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
83 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
91 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
92 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
93 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
94 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
99 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
101 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
102 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
103 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
104 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
105 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
114 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
115 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
116 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
125 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
126 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
127 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
136 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
137 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
138 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
147 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
148 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
149 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
150 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
159 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
160 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
161 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
168 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
169 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
170 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
171 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
172 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
180 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
181 some work 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 require
183 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
192 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
193 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
194 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
203 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
205 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
214 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
216 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
225 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
226 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
227 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
235 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
236 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
237 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
244 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
245 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
246 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
247 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
254 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
255 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
256 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
257 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
258 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
265 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
266 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
267 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
268 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
276 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
277 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
278 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
286 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
287 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
288 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
297 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
298 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
308 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
309 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
314 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
316 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
317 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
318 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
319 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
321 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
322 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
326 Support for kievan square notation
328 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
330 Music functions have become quite more versatile
333 A full list of new features is given in:
336 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
339 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
341 Main development team:
343 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
344 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
345 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
346 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
347 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
350 Programming contributors:
352 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
353 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
354 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
355 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
357 Documentation contributors:
359 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
363 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
368 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
370 Translation contributors:
372 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
377 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
379 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
380 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
381 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
383 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
384 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
385 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
387 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
388 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
399 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
400 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
401 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
408 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
410 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
411 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
412 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
413 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
414 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
415 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
418 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
419 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
424 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
426 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
427 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
428 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
429 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
430 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
436 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
438 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
439 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
440 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
441 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
444 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
445 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
446 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
456 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
458 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
459 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
460 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
467 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
469 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
470 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
471 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
472 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
473 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
479 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
481 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
482 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
483 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
484 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
487 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
488 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
489 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
496 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
498 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
499 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
500 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
501 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
502 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
503 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
506 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
507 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
514 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
516 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
517 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
518 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
519 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
522 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
523 candidate will be required.
529 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
531 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
532 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
533 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
534 working on open source software.
536 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
537 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
543 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
545 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
546 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
547 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
548 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
551 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
552 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
553 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
560 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
562 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
563 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
564 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
565 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
568 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
569 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
570 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
577 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
579 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
580 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
581 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
582 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
585 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
586 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
593 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
595 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
596 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
598 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
599 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
600 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
607 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
609 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
610 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
612 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
613 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
614 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
626 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
627 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
628 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
635 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
637 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
638 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
639 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
640 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
643 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
644 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
656 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
657 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
658 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
670 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
671 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
672 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
679 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
681 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
682 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
683 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
684 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
687 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
688 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
689 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
701 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
702 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
703 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
712 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
713 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
715 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
716 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
717 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
726 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
727 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
729 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
730 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
731 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
738 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
740 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
741 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
742 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
743 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
744 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
747 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
748 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
760 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
761 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
762 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
765 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
774 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
776 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
777 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
778 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
790 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
791 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
792 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
804 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
805 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
806 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
815 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
816 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
818 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
819 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
820 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
827 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
832 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
833 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
834 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
843 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
844 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
846 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
847 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
848 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
860 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
861 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
862 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
876 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
883 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
885 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
886 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
888 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
889 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
890 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
902 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
903 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
904 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
911 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
913 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
914 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
916 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
917 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
918 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
927 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
928 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
930 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
931 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
932 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
939 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
941 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
948 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
950 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
951 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
952 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
953 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
956 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
957 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
958 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
968 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
970 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
971 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
972 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
973 not the next release candidate.
979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
981 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
982 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
984 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
985 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
986 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
987 next release candidate.
993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
995 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
996 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
997 support for MacOS X 10.7.
999 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1000 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1001 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1002 next release candidate.
1008 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1010 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1011 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1012 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1013 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1016 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1017 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1018 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1027 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1028 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1030 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1031 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1039 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1040 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1042 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1043 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1049 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1051 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1052 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1053 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1064 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1066 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1067 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. 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.
1085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1090 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1091 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1099 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1102 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1103 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1109 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1111 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1112 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1113 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1118 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1120 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1121 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1122 usual number of bugs.
1124 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1125 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1132 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1133 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1134 usual number of bugs.
1136 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1137 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1145 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1146 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1147 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1148 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1150 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1151 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1156 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1159 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1160 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1163 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1168 A full list of new features is given in:
1171 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1174 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1176 Main development team:
1178 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1179 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1180 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1181 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1182 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1184 Programming contributors:
1186 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1187 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1188 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1189 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1190 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1191 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1195 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1197 Documentation contributors:
1199 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1200 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1204 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1205 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1207 Binaries support contributors:
1211 Translation contributors:
1213 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1214 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1221 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1223 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1224 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1225 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1226 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1229 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1230 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1231 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1238 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1240 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1241 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1243 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1244 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1255 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1256 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1267 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1268 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1274 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1276 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1277 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1278 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1279 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1280 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1281 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1282 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1292 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1293 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1299 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1301 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1302 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1303 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1304 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1307 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1308 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1309 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1316 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1318 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1319 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1320 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1321 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1324 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1325 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1326 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1333 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1335 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1336 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1337 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1338 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1341 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1342 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1343 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1353 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1355 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1356 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1362 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1364 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1365 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1366 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1367 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1368 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1374 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1376 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1377 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1378 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1379 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1382 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1383 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1384 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1391 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1396 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1397 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1407 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1408 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1418 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1419 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1425 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1427 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1428 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1430 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1431 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1432 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1438 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1440 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1441 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1442 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1449 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1451 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1452 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1453 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1454 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1457 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1458 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1459 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1468 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1469 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1470 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1480 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1481 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1482 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1490 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1492 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1493 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1494 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1495 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1496 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1502 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1504 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1505 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1506 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1507 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1510 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1511 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1512 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1522 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1523 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1532 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1534 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1535 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1536 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1537 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1540 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1541 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1542 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1543 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1549 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1551 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1552 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1553 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1554 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1557 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1558 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1559 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1560 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1570 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1573 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1574 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1575 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1583 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1584 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1585 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1588 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1589 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1590 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1599 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1600 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1603 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1604 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1605 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1611 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1613 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1614 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1615 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1616 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1619 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1620 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1621 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1622 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1631 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1633 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1634 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1635 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1636 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1637 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1638 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1639 read on to find out what for!
1642 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1643 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1650 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1652 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1653 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1654 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1655 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1658 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1659 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1660 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1661 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1668 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1670 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1671 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1672 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1673 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1676 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1677 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1678 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1679 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1690 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1693 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1694 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1695 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1700 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1702 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1703 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1704 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1705 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1706 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1710 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1711 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1718 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1720 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1721 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1722 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1723 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1726 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1727 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1728 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1729 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1731 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1733 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1734 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1735 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1741 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1743 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1744 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1745 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1746 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1749 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1750 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1751 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1752 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1753 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1754 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1764 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1773 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1777 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1784 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1786 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1787 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1788 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1789 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1790 the bug report of the report!
1793 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1794 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1804 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1813 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1814 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1815 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1822 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1824 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1825 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1826 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1827 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1831 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1832 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1842 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1843 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1844 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1847 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1848 caution and expect breakage.
1853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1855 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1856 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1857 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1860 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1861 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1862 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1863 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1872 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1878 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1880 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1881 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1882 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1883 improvements to the new website.
1885 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1886 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1888 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1889 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1891 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1901 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1909 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1910 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1918 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1919 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1920 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1928 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1929 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1930 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1939 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1946 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1947 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1948 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1951 This release should be of particular interest to package
1952 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1953 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1954 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1960 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1962 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1963 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1964 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1965 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1968 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1969 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1979 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1980 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1983 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1984 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1985 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1986 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1987 see the Changes document for more information.
1991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1993 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1994 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1995 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2000 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2002 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2003 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2004 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2005 so this release is intended for developers only.
2009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2011 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2012 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2013 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2021 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2026 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2029 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2030 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2036 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2038 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2039 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2040 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2041 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2042 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2044 What are you waiting for? Come
2045 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2046 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2053 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2054 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2055 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2062 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2063 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2064 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2065 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2073 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2074 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2080 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2081 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2082 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2083 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2089 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2090 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2091 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2092 and English names for feta filenames.
2098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2100 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2101 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2102 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2103 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2106 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2107 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2108 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2116 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2117 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2118 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2119 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2121 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2122 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2127 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2129 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2130 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2136 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2138 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2139 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2140 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2149 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2150 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2151 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2152 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2154 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2155 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2156 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2164 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2166 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2167 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2168 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2169 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2170 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2171 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2172 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2173 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2179 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2181 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2182 its team, its world, its community.
2183 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2184 to read the full issue...
2189 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2191 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2192 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2193 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2200 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2201 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2209 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2211 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2220 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2221 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2222 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2223 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2224 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2226 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2227 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2229 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2231 @ref{Old downloads}.
2236 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2238 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2239 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2240 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2241 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2242 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2243 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2246 @ref{Old downloads}.
2251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2253 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2254 documentation and translations.
2255 @ref{Old downloads}.
2260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2262 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2263 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2264 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2265 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2266 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2268 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2269 @ref{Old downloads}.
2274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2276 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2277 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2278 (teaching) has been added.
2280 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2282 @ref{Old downloads}.
2287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2289 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2290 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2291 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2292 @ref{Old downloads}.
2297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2299 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2300 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2301 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2302 translations of the documentation.
2303 @ref{Old downloads}.
2308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2310 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2311 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2312 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2313 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2314 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2315 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2316 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2317 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2318 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2320 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2322 @ref{Old downloads}.
2327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2329 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2330 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2331 markup command names have been made.
2334 @ref{Old downloads}.
2339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2341 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2342 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2343 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2344 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2345 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2348 @ref{Old downloads}.
2353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2355 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2356 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2358 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2359 @ref{Old downloads}.
2364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2366 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2367 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2368 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2370 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2371 @ref{Old downloads}.
2376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2378 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2380 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2381 @ref{Old downloads}.
2386 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2388 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2389 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2390 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2392 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2394 @ref{Old downloads}.
2399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2401 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2402 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2403 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2404 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2406 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2407 @ref{Old downloads}.
2412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2414 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2415 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2418 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2419 @ref{Old downloads}.
2424 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2426 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2427 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2432 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2434 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2435 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2442 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2444 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2445 @ref{Old downloads}.
2450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2452 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2453 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2454 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2456 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2457 @ref{Old downloads}.
2462 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2464 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2465 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2470 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2472 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2473 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2480 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2481 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2482 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2484 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2485 @ref{Old downloads}.
2490 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2492 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2493 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2495 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2497 @ref{Old downloads}.
2502 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2504 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2505 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2506 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2507 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2508 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2509 announce releases and special events.
2514 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2516 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2517 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2518 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2525 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2526 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2527 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2528 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2529 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2532 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2534 @ref{Old downloads}.
2539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2541 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2542 names has been added to the MusicXML
2545 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2546 @ref{Old downloads}.
2551 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2553 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2560 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2561 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2562 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2573 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2576 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2577 @ref{Old downloads}.
2582 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2584 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2585 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2586 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2587 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2588 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2589 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2595 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2597 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2598 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2599 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2601 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2602 @ref{Old downloads}.
2607 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2609 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2610 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2617 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2618 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2619 Grand Documentation Project.
2621 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2622 @ref{Old downloads}.
2627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2629 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2631 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2632 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2633 @ref{Old downloads}.
2638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2640 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2642 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2650 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2651 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2653 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2654 @ref{Old downloads}.
2659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2661 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2662 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2663 for the translations.
2665 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2666 @ref{Old downloads}.
2671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2673 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2674 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2675 and lots of updates for the translations.
2677 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2678 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2679 @ref{Old downloads}.
2684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2686 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2687 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2688 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2689 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2695 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2696 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2697 spacing engine code.
2699 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2707 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2708 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2710 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2711 @ref{Old downloads}.
2716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2718 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2719 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2721 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2722 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2723 @ref{Old downloads}.
2728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2729 This has lots of bugfixes.
2731 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2732 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2733 @ref{Old downloads}.
2738 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2739 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2740 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2741 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2747 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2749 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2751 @ref{Old downloads}.
2756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2757 This release has some documentation updates.
2759 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2761 @ref{Old downloads}.
2766 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2767 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2768 disponibles en ligne ---
2769 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2770 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2771 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2772 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2778 This release fixes many bugs.
2780 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2781 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2789 This release fixes many bugs.
2791 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2792 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2800 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2801 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2811 This release fixes still more bugs.
2813 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2815 @ref{Old downloads}.
2820 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2821 This release fixes many bugs.
2822 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2823 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2825 @ref{Old downloads})
2830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2831 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2832 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2833 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2835 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2836 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2844 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2845 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2855 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2856 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2858 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2866 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2867 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2869 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2871 @ref{Old downloads}.
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2877 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2880 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2882 @ref{Old downloads}.
2887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2888 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2890 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2892 @ref{Old downloads}.
2897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2898 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2899 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2900 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2902 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2904 @ref{Old downloads}.
2909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2910 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2911 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2912 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2913 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2914 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2916 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2918 @ref{Old downloads}.
2923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2924 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2925 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2928 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2930 @ref{Old downloads}.
2935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2936 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2937 further improvements in the regression test suite
2941 @ref{Old downloads}.
2946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2947 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2951 @ref{Old downloads}.
2956 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2957 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2962 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2963 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2969 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2973 @ref{Old downloads}.
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2979 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2980 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2984 @ref{Old downloads}.
2989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2990 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2994 @ref{Old downloads}.
2999 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3000 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3005 @ref{Old downloads}.
3010 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3011 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3021 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3022 within a system as well as between systems.
3026 @ref{Old downloads}.
3031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3032 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3033 test results} and several website build improvements.
3037 @ref{Old downloads}.
3042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3043 This release fixes several bugs.
3046 @ref{Old downloads}.
3051 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3052 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3057 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3058 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3059 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3060 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3061 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3066 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3067 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3071 @ref{Old downloads}.
3076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3077 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3080 @ref{Old downloads}.
3085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3086 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3090 @ref{Old downloads}.
3095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3096 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3099 @ref{Old downloads}.
3104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3105 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3111 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3112 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3117 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3118 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3119 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3125 This release has many more bugfixes.
3128 @ref{Old downloads}.
3133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3134 This release has many more bugfixes.
3137 @ref{Old downloads}.
3142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3143 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3148 @ref{Old downloads}.
3153 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3154 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3155 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3156 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3157 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3158 (@ref{Publications}).
3163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3164 This release has further bugfixes.
3167 @ref{Old downloads}.
3172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3173 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3174 available for x86/64.
3177 @ref{Old downloads}.
3182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3183 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3184 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3185 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3186 @ref{Old downloads})
3191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3192 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3193 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3199 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3205 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3211 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3217 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3218 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3224 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3225 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3226 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3231 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3232 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3238 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3239 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3245 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3246 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3247 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3248 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3254 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3255 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3261 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3262 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3263 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3269 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3270 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3271 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3277 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3279 @ref{Old downloads})
3284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3285 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3287 @ref{Old downloads})
3292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3293 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3294 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3296 @ref{Old downloads})
3301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3302 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3303 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3304 (@ref{Old downloads})
3309 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3310 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3311 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3312 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3318 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3319 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3320 the development releases even better
3325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3327 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3328 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3329 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3334 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3335 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3336 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3337 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3338 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3339 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3345 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3346 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3348 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3354 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3355 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3356 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3357 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3363 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3364 (@ref{Old downloads})
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3370 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3371 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3372 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3373 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3374 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3379 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3380 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3381 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3382 (@ref{Publications})
3387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3388 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3389 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3395 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3396 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3397 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3402 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3403 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3404 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3410 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3411 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3417 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3418 released. (@ref{Changes},
3419 @ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3425 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3426 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3427 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3428 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3429 multi-measure rests.
3431 @ref{Old downloads})
3436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3437 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3439 @ref{Old downloads})
3444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3445 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3446 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3447 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3448 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3449 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3450 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3451 @ref{Old downloads})
3456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3457 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3458 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3459 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3460 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3461 @ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3467 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3468 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3469 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3470 the endings and the middle
3471 part. (@ref{Changes},
3472 @ref{Old downloads})
3477 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3478 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3479 parenthesized, for example,
3482 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3483 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3487 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3488 @ref{Old downloads})
3493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3494 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3495 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3505 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3506 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3507 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3508 @ref{Old downloads})
3513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3514 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3515 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3516 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3517 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3518 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3519 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3521 @ref{Old downloads})
3526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3527 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3528 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3529 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3530 @ref{Old downloads})
3535 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3536 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3537 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3538 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3539 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3540 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3541 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3542 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3543 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3544 @ref{Old downloads})
3549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3550 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3551 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3552 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3553 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3554 @ref{Old downloads})
3559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3561 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3562 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3563 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3568 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3569 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3570 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3571 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3572 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3578 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3579 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3581 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3583 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3585 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3592 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3593 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3594 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3595 @ref{Old downloads})
3600 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3601 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3602 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3603 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3604 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3607 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3608 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3609 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3610 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3615 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3616 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3617 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3618 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3619 page. Let us know how you fare!
3624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3625 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3626 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3627 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3628 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3629 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3630 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3631 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3632 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3634 @ref{Old downloads})
3639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3640 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3641 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3642 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3643 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3644 @ref{Old downloads})
3649 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3650 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3651 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3652 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3653 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3654 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3655 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3656 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3657 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3658 @ref{Old downloads})
3663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3664 This release has the following new features:
3667 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3668 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3669 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3671 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3672 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3673 and Bertalan Fodor).
3675 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3676 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3679 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3680 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3681 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3685 @ref{Old downloads})
3690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3691 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3692 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3693 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3694 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3695 van den Borre and Bertalan
3696 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3697 @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3703 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3704 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3705 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3712 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3713 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3714 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3715 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3717 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3718 @ref{Old downloads})
3723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3724 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3725 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3731 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3732 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3733 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3734 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3735 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3736 @ref{Old downloads})
3741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3742 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3743 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3744 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3745 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3746 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3747 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3748 @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3754 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3755 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3756 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3757 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3758 @ref{Old downloads})
3763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3764 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3765 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3766 @ref{Old downloads})
3771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3772 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3773 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3774 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3775 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3776 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3777 @ref{Old downloads})
3782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3783 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3784 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3785 that compute said property, i.e.
3788 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3789 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3792 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3793 @ref{Old downloads})
3798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3799 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3800 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3801 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3802 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3803 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3804 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3805 users. (@ref{Changes},
3806 @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3812 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3813 series. (@ref{Changes},
3814 @ref{Old downloads})
3819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3820 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3821 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3822 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3823 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3824 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3825 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3826 sponsored by Nicolas
3827 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3834 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3835 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3836 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3837 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3838 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3839 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3840 @ref{Old downloads})
3845 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3846 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3847 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3848 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3849 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3850 @ref{Old downloads})
3855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3856 This is mainly a bugfix
3857 release. (@ref{Changes},
3858 @ref{Old downloads})
3863 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3864 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3865 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3866 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3867 la gravure musicale}.
3872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3873 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3874 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3875 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3876 @ref{Old downloads})
3881 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3882 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3883 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3884 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3885 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3886 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3892 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3893 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3894 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3895 @ref{Old downloads})
3900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3901 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3902 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3903 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3904 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3905 @ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3911 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3912 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3913 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3914 @ref{Old downloads})
3919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3920 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3921 for a note is proportional to the time it
3922 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3923 @ref{Old downloads})
3928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3929 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3930 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3936 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3937 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3938 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3940 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3941 @ref{Old downloads})
3946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3947 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3948 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3949 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3951 @ref{Old downloads})
3956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3957 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3958 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3959 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3960 @ref{Old downloads})
3965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3966 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3968 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3969 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3970 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3971 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3972 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3978 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3979 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3980 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3986 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3987 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3988 @ref{Old downloads})
3993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3994 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3995 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3996 @ref{Old downloads})
4001 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4002 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4003 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4004 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4005 (@ref{Old downloads})
4010 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4011 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4012 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4013 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4018 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4019 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4020 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4021 better help functionality.
4022 (@ref{Old downloads})
4027 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4028 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4029 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4030 compile them directly from
4031 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4036 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4037 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4038 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4043 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4044 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4045 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4046 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4052 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4053 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4054 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4055 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4061 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4062 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4067 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4068 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4073 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4074 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4075 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4080 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4081 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4082 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4083 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4084 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4089 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4090 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4091 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4092 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4093 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4094 @ref{Old downloads})
4099 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4101 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4102 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4104 (@ref{Old downloads})
4109 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4110 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4111 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4112 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4113 signatures like 5/8.
4115 @ref{Old downloads})
4120 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4121 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4122 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4123 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4124 More details are in the
4126 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4131 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4132 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4133 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4134 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4135 Scheme code. Take a look at
4137 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4142 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4143 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4144 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4145 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4150 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4151 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4152 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4153 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4158 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4159 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4160 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4166 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4167 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4168 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4169 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4170 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4171 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4176 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4177 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4178 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4179 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4180 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4181 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4183 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4188 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4189 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4190 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4196 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4197 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
4198 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4199 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4200 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4206 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4207 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4208 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}.
4209 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4210 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4215 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4216 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4217 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4218 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4219 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4224 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4225 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4226 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4227 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4228 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4230 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4235 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4236 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4237 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4238 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4239 @ref{Old downloads}!
4244 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4245 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4246 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4247 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4253 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4254 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4255 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4261 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4262 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4263 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4264 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4266 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4268 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4273 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4274 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4275 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4276 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4277 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4278 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4279 font code by Werner.
4281 and check out the changes in
4282 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4287 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4288 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4289 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4290 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4291 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4292 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4293 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4294 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4295 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4296 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4299 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}.
4304 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4305 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4306 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4307 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4308 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4310 and check out the changes in
4311 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4316 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4317 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4318 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4319 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4320 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4321 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4324 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}.
4329 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4330 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4331 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4332 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4333 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4334 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4335 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4336 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4337 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4341 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}.
4346 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4347 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4348 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4349 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4350 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4351 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4353 and check out the changes in
4354 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4359 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4360 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4361 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4362 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4363 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4364 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4365 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4366 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4367 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4370 and check out the changes in
4371 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4376 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4377 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4378 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4379 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4380 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4381 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4384 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4387 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4388 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4389 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4390 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4391 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4394 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}.
4399 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4400 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4401 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4407 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4408 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4409 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4411 and check out the changes in
4412 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4417 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4418 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4419 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4420 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4421 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4428 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4429 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4430 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4431 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4433 and check out the changes in
4434 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4439 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4440 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4441 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4442 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4443 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4445 and check out the changes in
4446 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4451 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4452 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4453 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4454 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4456 and check out the changes in
4457 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4462 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4463 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4464 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4465 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4467 and check out the changes in
4468 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4473 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4474 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4475 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4476 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4480 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}.
4485 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4486 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4487 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4488 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4492 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}.
4497 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4498 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4499 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4500 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4501 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4502 in the documentation.
4504 and check out the changes in
4505 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4510 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4511 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4512 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4513 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4514 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4519 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4520 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4522 and check out the changes
4523 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4528 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4529 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4530 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4531 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4532 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4533 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4534 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4537 and check out the changes in
4538 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4543 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4544 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4545 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4546 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4547 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4548 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4549 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4550 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4551 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4552 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4553 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4554 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4555 will hold users back in switching.
4557 and check out the changes in
4558 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4563 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4564 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4565 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4566 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4567 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4568 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4569 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4571 and check out the changes in
4572 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4577 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4578 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4579 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4580 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4581 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4582 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4586 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}.
4591 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4592 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4593 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4594 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4595 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4596 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4597 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4598 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4599 chapter of the user manual.
4600 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4605 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4606 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4607 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4608 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4609 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4610 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4611 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4615 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}.
4620 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4621 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4622 disappearing metronome mark.
4624 and check out the changes in
4625 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}.
4630 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4631 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4632 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4633 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4634 `doubleSlurs' property.
4636 and check out the changes in
4637 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4642 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4643 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4644 annoying bugs fixed.
4647 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}.
4652 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4653 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4654 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4655 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4656 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4657 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4658 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4661 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4662 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4664 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4665 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4670 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}.
4675 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4676 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4677 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4678 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4679 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4680 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4681 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4682 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4683 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4684 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4685 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4688 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}.
4693 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4694 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4695 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4696 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4697 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4700 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}.
4705 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4706 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4707 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4708 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4709 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4710 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4711 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4712 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4713 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4714 beat within the measure.
4716 and check out the changes in
4717 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4722 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4723 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4727 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}.
4732 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4733 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4739 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4740 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4741 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4742 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4743 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4745 and check out the changes
4746 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4751 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4752 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4756 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}.
4761 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4762 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4763 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4764 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4765 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4766 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4767 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4768 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}
4770 @ref{Old downloads}.
4775 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4776 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4777 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
4778 @ref{Old downloads}.
4783 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4784 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4785 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4786 @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}
4788 @ref{Old downloads}.
4793 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4794 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4795 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4796 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}
4798 @ref{Old downloads}.
4803 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4804 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4805 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}
4806 or head straight to the
4807 @ref{Old downloads}.
4812 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4813 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4814 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4815 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4816 @ref{Old downloads}.
4821 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4822 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4823 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4824 @ref{Old downloads}.
4829 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4830 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4832 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4833 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4834 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4835 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4836 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4841 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4842 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4843 @ref{Old downloads}.
4848 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4849 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4850 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4856 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4857 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4858 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4859 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4860 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4861 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4862 @ref{Old downloads}.
4867 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4868 A French article on the new LilyPond
4869 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4874 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4875 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4876 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4882 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4884 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4885 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4886 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4887 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4888 @ref{Old downloads}.
4893 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4894 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4895 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4896 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4897 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4899 @ref{Old downloads}.
4904 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4905 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4907 @ref{Old downloads}.
4912 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4913 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4914 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4915 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4922 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4923 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4924 @ref{Old downloads}.
4929 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4930 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4937 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4938 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4939 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4940 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4942 @ref{Old downloads}.
4947 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4948 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4949 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4950 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4953 @ref{Old downloads}.
4958 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4960 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4961 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4967 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4968 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4970 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4971 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4972 authors of LilyPond.
4977 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4978 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4979 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4982 @ref{Old downloads}.
4987 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4988 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4989 experimental support for producing titles with
4995 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4996 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4997 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4998 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5000 @ref{Old downloads}.
5005 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5006 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5007 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5008 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5010 @ref{Old downloads}.
5015 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5016 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5017 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5018 produce cue notes. More information in the
5025 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5026 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5027 for altering accidental rules.
5033 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5034 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5035 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5036 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5037 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5038 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5039 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5040 More information in the
5047 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5048 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5049 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5050 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5057 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5058 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5059 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5060 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5061 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5068 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5069 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5070 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5071 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5072 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5073 More information in the
5080 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5081 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5082 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5083 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5084 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5085 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5086 More information in the
5093 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5094 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5095 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5096 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5104 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5105 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5106 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5107 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5114 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5115 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5116 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5117 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5118 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5127 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5128 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5129 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5132 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5137 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5139 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5140 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5141 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5144 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5149 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5150 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5151 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5152 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5153 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5158 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5159 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5160 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5161 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5162 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5168 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5169 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5170 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5172 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5177 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5178 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5179 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5180 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5185 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5186 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5187 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5188 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5190 More information in the
5191 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5196 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5198 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5200 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5205 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5206 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5207 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5208 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5210 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5215 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5216 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5217 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5218 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5219 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5220 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5221 individual music expressions.
5222 More information in the
5223 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5228 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5229 An update to the stable branch,
5230 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5231 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5236 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5237 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5238 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5239 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5240 More information in the
5241 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5246 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5247 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5249 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5250 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5255 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5256 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5257 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5258 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5259 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5264 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5265 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5266 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5267 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5268 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5273 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5274 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5275 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5276 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5277 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5278 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5279 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5284 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5285 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5286 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5287 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5289 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5294 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5295 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5296 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5297 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5298 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5303 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5304 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5306 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5311 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5312 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5314 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5315 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5320 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5321 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5322 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5323 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5328 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5329 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5336 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5337 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5339 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5340 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5345 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5346 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5347 contains minor bugfixes.
5348 See the @ref{Changes}
5349 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5354 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5355 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5356 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5357 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5363 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5364 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5365 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5366 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5367 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5368 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5373 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5374 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5375 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5376 the @ref{Changes} and
5377 download @uref{install/,here}.
5382 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5383 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5384 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5385 the @ref{Changes} and
5386 download @uref{install/,here}.
5391 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5392 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5393 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5394 the @ref{Changes} and
5395 download @uref{install/,here}.
5400 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5401 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5402 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5408 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5409 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5410 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5416 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5417 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5418 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5419 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5420 will be available in a few weeks.
5426 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5427 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5428 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5434 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5435 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5436 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5442 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5443 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5444 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5445 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5451 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5452 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5453 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5458 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5459 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5460 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5461 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5462 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5467 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5468 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5469 @ref{Changes} and get it
5470 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5475 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5476 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5477 @ref{Changes} and get it
5478 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5483 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5484 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5485 @ref{Changes} and get it
5486 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5491 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5492 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5493 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5498 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5499 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5500 read the @ref{Changes}.
5505 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5506 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5507 has been updated to 1.8.
5508 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5513 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5514 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5515 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5520 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5521 New website went live!
5526 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5527 Announced new website.
5532 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5533 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5538 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5539 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5540 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5546 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5547 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5548 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.