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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
34 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
45 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
46 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
57 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
58 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
69 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
70 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
81 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
82 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
93 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
94 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
105 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
106 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
117 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
118 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
129 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
130 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
132 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
139 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
140 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
141 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
142 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
143 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
151 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
152 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
153 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
154 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
161 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
162 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
163 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
164 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
165 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
167 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
168 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
176 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
177 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
178 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
179 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
186 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
187 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
188 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
189 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
190 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
195 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
197 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
198 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
199 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
200 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
201 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
208 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
209 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
210 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
211 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
212 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
213 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
214 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
215 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
222 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
223 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
224 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
225 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
226 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
227 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
228 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
229 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
236 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
237 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
238 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
239 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
240 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
241 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
242 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
243 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
252 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
253 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
255 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
264 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
265 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
266 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
274 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
275 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
276 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
277 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
286 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
288 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
297 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
298 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
299 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
308 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
309 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
310 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
317 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
318 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
319 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
320 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
321 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
326 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
330 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
331 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
332 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
334 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
335 with positioning text.
340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
344 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
345 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
346 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
351 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
353 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
354 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
355 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
356 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
357 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
364 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
365 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
366 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
367 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
368 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
373 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
376 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
377 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
378 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
379 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
387 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
388 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
389 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
390 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
397 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
398 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
399 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
400 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
401 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
409 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
410 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
411 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
412 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
421 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
422 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
423 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
424 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
432 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
433 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
434 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
435 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
444 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
445 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
446 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
451 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
454 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
455 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
456 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
457 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
466 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
468 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
475 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
476 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
477 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
478 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
479 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
487 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
488 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
489 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
490 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
498 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
499 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
500 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
501 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
510 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
511 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
517 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
518 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
519 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
520 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
521 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
528 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
529 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
530 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
531 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
532 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
540 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
541 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
542 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
549 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
550 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
551 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
552 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
561 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
562 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
569 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
570 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
571 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
572 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
582 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
583 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
588 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
590 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
591 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
592 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
593 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
595 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
596 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
600 Support for kievan square notation
602 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
604 Music functions have become quite more versatile
607 A full list of new features is given in:
610 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
613 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
615 Main development team:
617 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
618 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
619 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
620 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
621 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
624 Programming contributors:
626 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
627 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
628 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
629 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
631 Documentation contributors:
633 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
637 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
642 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
644 Translation contributors:
646 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
651 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
653 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
654 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
655 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
657 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
658 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
659 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
661 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
662 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
670 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
671 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
673 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
674 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
675 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
682 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
684 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
685 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
686 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
687 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
688 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
689 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
692 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
693 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
698 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
700 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
701 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
702 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
703 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
704 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
710 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
712 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
713 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
714 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
715 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
718 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
719 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
720 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
727 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
732 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
733 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
734 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
741 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
743 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
744 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
745 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
746 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
747 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
753 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
755 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
756 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
757 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
758 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
761 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
762 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
763 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
770 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
772 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
773 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
774 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
775 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
776 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
777 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
780 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
781 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
788 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
790 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
791 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
792 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
793 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
796 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
797 candidate will be required.
803 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
805 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
806 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
807 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
808 working on open source software.
810 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
811 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
817 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
819 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
820 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
821 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
822 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
825 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
826 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
827 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
834 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
836 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
837 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
838 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
839 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
842 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
843 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
844 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
851 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
853 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
854 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
855 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
856 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
859 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
860 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
867 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
869 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
870 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
872 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
873 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
874 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
886 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
887 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
888 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
897 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
898 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
900 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
901 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
902 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
909 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
911 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
912 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
913 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
914 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
917 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
918 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
927 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
928 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
930 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
931 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
932 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
942 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
944 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
945 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
946 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
953 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
955 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
956 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
957 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
958 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
961 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
962 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
963 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
972 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
973 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
975 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
976 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
977 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
986 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
987 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
989 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
990 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
991 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1001 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1003 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1004 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1005 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1012 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1014 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1015 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1016 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1017 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1018 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1021 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1022 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1032 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1034 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1035 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1036 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1039 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1045 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1047 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1048 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1050 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1051 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1052 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1064 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1065 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1066 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1076 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1078 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1079 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1080 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1089 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1090 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1092 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1093 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1094 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1103 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1104 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1106 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1107 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1108 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1118 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1120 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1121 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1122 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1134 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1135 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1136 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1148 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1149 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1150 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1162 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1163 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1164 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1176 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1177 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1178 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1188 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1190 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1191 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1192 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1204 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1205 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1206 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1213 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1215 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1216 Critical regression.
1222 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1224 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1225 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1226 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1227 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1230 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1231 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1232 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1241 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1242 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1244 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1245 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1246 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1247 not the next release candidate.
1253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1255 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1256 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1258 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1259 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1260 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1261 next release candidate.
1267 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1269 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1270 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1271 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1273 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1274 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1275 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1276 next release candidate.
1282 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1284 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1285 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1286 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1287 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1290 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1291 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1292 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1304 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1305 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1313 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1314 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1316 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1317 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1325 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1326 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1327 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1335 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1338 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1340 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1341 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1352 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1353 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1364 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1365 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1373 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1374 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1376 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1377 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1386 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1387 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1395 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1396 usual number of bugs.
1398 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1399 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1407 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1408 usual number of bugs.
1410 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1411 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1419 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1420 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1421 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1422 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1424 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1425 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1430 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1433 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1434 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1437 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1442 A full list of new features is given in:
1445 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1448 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1450 Main development team:
1452 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1453 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1454 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1455 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1456 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1458 Programming contributors:
1460 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1461 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1462 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1463 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1464 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1465 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1469 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1471 Documentation contributors:
1473 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1474 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1478 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1479 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1481 Binaries support contributors:
1485 Translation contributors:
1487 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1488 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1495 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1497 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1498 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1499 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1500 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1503 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1504 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1505 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1514 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1515 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1517 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1518 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1526 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1527 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1529 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1530 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1538 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1539 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1541 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1542 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1548 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1550 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1551 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1552 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1553 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1554 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1555 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1556 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1564 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1566 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1567 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1573 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1575 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1576 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1577 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1578 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1581 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1582 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1583 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1590 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1592 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1593 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1594 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1595 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1598 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1599 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1600 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1607 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1609 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1610 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1611 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1612 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1615 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1616 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1617 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1629 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1630 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1636 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1638 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1639 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1640 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1641 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1642 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1648 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1650 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1651 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1652 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1653 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1656 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1657 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1658 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1670 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1671 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1681 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1682 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1692 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1693 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1699 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1701 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1702 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1704 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1705 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1706 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1712 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1714 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1715 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1716 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1723 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1725 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1726 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1727 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1728 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1731 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1732 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1733 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1744 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1755 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1756 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1764 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1766 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1767 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1768 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1769 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1770 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1776 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1778 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1779 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1780 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1781 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1784 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1785 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1786 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1795 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1796 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1797 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1806 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1808 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1809 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1810 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1811 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1814 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1815 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1816 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1817 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1823 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1825 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1826 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1827 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1828 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1831 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1832 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1833 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1834 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1842 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. 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 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1848 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1849 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1859 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1862 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1863 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1864 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1874 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1877 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1878 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1879 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1885 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1887 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1888 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1889 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1890 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1893 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1894 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1895 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1896 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1905 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1907 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1908 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1909 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1910 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1911 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1912 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1913 read on to find out what for!
1916 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1917 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1924 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1926 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1927 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1928 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1929 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1932 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1933 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1934 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1935 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1942 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1944 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1945 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1946 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1947 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1950 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1951 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1952 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1953 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1962 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1963 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1964 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1967 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1968 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1969 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1974 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1976 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1977 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1978 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1979 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1980 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1984 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1985 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1992 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1994 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1995 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1996 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1997 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2000 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2001 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2002 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2003 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2005 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2007 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2008 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2009 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2015 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2017 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2018 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2019 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2020 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2023 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2024 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2025 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2026 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2027 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2028 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2036 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2037 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2038 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2051 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2058 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2060 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2061 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2062 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2063 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2064 the bug report of the report!
2067 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2068 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2078 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2089 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2096 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2098 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2099 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2100 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2101 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2105 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2106 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2117 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2118 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2121 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2122 caution and expect breakage.
2127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2130 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2131 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2134 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2135 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2136 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2137 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2145 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2146 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2152 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2154 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2155 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2156 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2157 improvements to the new website.
2159 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2160 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2162 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2163 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2165 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2175 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2182 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2183 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2184 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2192 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2193 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2194 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2200 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2202 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2203 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2204 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2211 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2212 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2213 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2221 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2222 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2225 This release should be of particular interest to package
2226 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2227 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2228 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2234 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2236 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2237 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2238 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2239 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2242 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2243 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2257 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2258 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2259 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2260 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2261 see the Changes document for more information.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2269 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2278 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2279 so this release is intended for developers only.
2283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2286 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2287 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2294 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2295 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2302 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2303 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2304 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2310 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2312 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2313 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2314 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2315 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2316 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2318 What are you waiting for? Come
2319 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2320 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2328 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2329 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2336 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2337 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2338 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2339 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2347 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2348 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2354 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2355 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2356 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2357 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2361 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2364 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2365 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2366 and English names for feta filenames.
2372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2375 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2376 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2377 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2380 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2381 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2382 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2390 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2391 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2392 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2393 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2395 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2396 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2401 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2403 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2404 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2410 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2412 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2413 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2414 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2423 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2424 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2425 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2426 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2428 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2429 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2430 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2438 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2440 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2441 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2442 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2443 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2444 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2445 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2446 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2447 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2453 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2455 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2456 its team, its world, its community.
2457 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2458 to read the full issue...
2463 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2465 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2466 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2467 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2474 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2475 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2481 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2483 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2485 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2494 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2495 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2496 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2497 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2498 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2500 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2501 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2503 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2505 @ref{Old downloads}.
2510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2512 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2513 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2514 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2515 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2516 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2517 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2520 @ref{Old downloads}.
2525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2527 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2528 documentation and translations.
2529 @ref{Old downloads}.
2534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2536 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2537 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2538 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2539 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2540 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2542 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2543 @ref{Old downloads}.
2548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2550 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2551 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2552 (teaching) has been added.
2554 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2556 @ref{Old downloads}.
2561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2563 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2564 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2565 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2573 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2574 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2575 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2576 translations of the documentation.
2577 @ref{Old downloads}.
2582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2584 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2585 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2586 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2587 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2588 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2589 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2590 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2591 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2592 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2594 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2596 @ref{Old downloads}.
2601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2603 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2604 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2605 markup command names have been made.
2608 @ref{Old downloads}.
2613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2615 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2616 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2617 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2618 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2619 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2622 @ref{Old downloads}.
2627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2629 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2630 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2632 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2633 @ref{Old downloads}.
2638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2640 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2641 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2642 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2644 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2645 @ref{Old downloads}.
2650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2652 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2654 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2655 @ref{Old downloads}.
2660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2662 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2663 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2664 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2666 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2675 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2676 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2677 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2678 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2680 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2681 @ref{Old downloads}.
2686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2688 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2689 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2692 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2693 @ref{Old downloads}.
2698 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2700 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2701 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2706 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2708 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2709 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2716 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2718 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2719 @ref{Old downloads}.
2724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2726 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2727 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2728 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2730 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2738 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2739 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2744 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2746 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2747 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2754 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2755 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2756 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2758 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2759 @ref{Old downloads}.
2764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2766 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2767 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2769 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2771 @ref{Old downloads}.
2776 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2778 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2779 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2780 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2781 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2782 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2783 announce releases and special events.
2788 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2790 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2791 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2792 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2799 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2800 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2801 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2802 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2803 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2806 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2808 @ref{Old downloads}.
2813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2815 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2816 names has been added to the MusicXML
2819 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2820 @ref{Old downloads}.
2825 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2827 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2834 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2835 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2836 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2839 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2840 @ref{Old downloads}.
2845 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2847 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2850 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2851 @ref{Old downloads}.
2856 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2858 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2859 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2860 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2861 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2862 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2863 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2871 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2872 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2873 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2875 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2876 @ref{Old downloads}.
2881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2883 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2884 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2891 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2892 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2893 Grand Documentation Project.
2895 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2896 @ref{Old downloads}.
2901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2903 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2905 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2906 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2907 @ref{Old downloads}.
2912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2914 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2916 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2917 @ref{Old downloads}.
2922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2924 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2925 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2927 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2928 @ref{Old downloads}.
2933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2935 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2936 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2937 for the translations.
2939 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2940 @ref{Old downloads}.
2945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2947 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2948 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2949 and lots of updates for the translations.
2951 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2952 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2953 @ref{Old downloads}.
2958 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2960 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2961 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2962 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2963 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2969 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2970 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2971 spacing engine code.
2973 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2981 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2982 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2984 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2985 @ref{Old downloads}.
2990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2992 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2993 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2995 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2996 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2997 @ref{Old downloads}.
3002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3003 This has lots of bugfixes.
3005 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3006 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3007 @ref{Old downloads}.
3012 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3013 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3014 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3015 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3021 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3023 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3025 @ref{Old downloads}.
3030 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3031 This release has some documentation updates.
3033 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3035 @ref{Old downloads}.
3040 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3041 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3042 disponibles en ligne ---
3043 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3044 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3045 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3046 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3052 This release fixes many bugs.
3054 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3055 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3057 @ref{Old downloads}.
3062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3063 This release fixes many bugs.
3065 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3066 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3068 @ref{Old downloads}.
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3074 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3075 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3077 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3079 @ref{Old downloads}.
3084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3085 This release fixes still more bugs.
3087 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3089 @ref{Old downloads}.
3094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3095 This release fixes many bugs.
3096 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3097 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3099 @ref{Old downloads})
3104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3105 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3106 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3107 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3109 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3110 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3118 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3119 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3121 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3129 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3130 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3132 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3134 @ref{Old downloads}.
3139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3140 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3141 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3143 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3145 @ref{Old downloads}.
3150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3151 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3154 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3156 @ref{Old downloads}.
3161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3162 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3164 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3172 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3173 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3174 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3176 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3178 @ref{Old downloads}.
3183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3184 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3185 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3186 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3187 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3188 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3198 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3199 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3202 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3210 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3211 further improvements in the regression test suite
3215 @ref{Old downloads}.
3220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3221 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3225 @ref{Old downloads}.
3230 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3231 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3236 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3237 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3243 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3247 @ref{Old downloads}.
3252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3253 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3254 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3258 @ref{Old downloads}.
3263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3264 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3268 @ref{Old downloads}.
3273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3274 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3279 @ref{Old downloads}.
3284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3285 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3289 @ref{Old downloads}.
3294 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3295 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3296 within a system as well as between systems.
3300 @ref{Old downloads}.
3305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3306 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3307 test results} and several website build improvements.
3311 @ref{Old downloads}.
3316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3317 This release fixes several bugs.
3320 @ref{Old downloads}.
3325 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3326 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3332 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3333 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3334 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3335 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3341 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3345 @ref{Old downloads}.
3350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3351 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3354 @ref{Old downloads}.
3359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3360 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3364 @ref{Old downloads}.
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3370 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3373 @ref{Old downloads}.
3378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3379 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3385 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3386 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3391 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3392 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3393 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3399 This release has many more bugfixes.
3402 @ref{Old downloads}.
3407 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3408 This release has many more bugfixes.
3411 @ref{Old downloads}.
3416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3417 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3422 @ref{Old downloads}.
3427 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3428 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3429 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3430 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3431 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3432 (@ref{Publications}).
3437 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3438 This release has further bugfixes.
3441 @ref{Old downloads}.
3446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3447 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3448 available for x86/64.
3451 @ref{Old downloads}.
3456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3457 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3458 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3459 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3460 @ref{Old downloads})
3465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3466 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3467 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3473 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3479 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3485 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3490 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3491 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3492 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3498 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3499 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3500 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3506 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3512 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3513 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3518 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3519 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3520 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3521 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3522 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3528 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3529 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3535 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3536 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3537 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3542 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3543 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3544 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3545 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3551 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3553 @ref{Old downloads})
3558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3559 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3561 @ref{Old downloads})
3566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3567 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3568 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3570 @ref{Old downloads})
3575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3576 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3577 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3578 (@ref{Old downloads})
3583 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3584 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3585 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3586 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3592 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3593 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3594 the development releases even better
3599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3601 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3602 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3603 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3608 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3609 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3610 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3611 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3612 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3613 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3619 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3620 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3622 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3628 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3629 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3630 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3631 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3637 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3638 (@ref{Old downloads})
3643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3644 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3645 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3646 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3647 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3648 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3653 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3654 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3655 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3656 (@ref{Publications})
3661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3662 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3663 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3669 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3670 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3671 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3676 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3677 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3678 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3684 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3685 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3691 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3692 released. (@ref{Changes},
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3699 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3700 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3701 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3702 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3703 multi-measure rests.
3705 @ref{Old downloads})
3710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3711 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3713 @ref{Old downloads})
3718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3719 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3720 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3721 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3722 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3723 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3724 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3725 @ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3731 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3732 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3733 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3734 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3735 @ref{Old downloads})
3740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3741 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3742 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3743 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3744 the endings and the middle
3745 part. (@ref{Changes},
3746 @ref{Old downloads})
3751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3752 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3753 parenthesized, for example,
3756 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3757 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3761 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3762 @ref{Old downloads})
3767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3768 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3769 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3779 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3780 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3781 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3782 @ref{Old downloads})
3787 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3788 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3789 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3790 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3791 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3792 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3793 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3795 @ref{Old downloads})
3800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3801 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3802 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3803 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3804 @ref{Old downloads})
3809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3810 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3811 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3812 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3813 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3814 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3815 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3816 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3817 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3818 @ref{Old downloads})
3823 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3824 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3825 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3826 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3827 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3835 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3836 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3837 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3843 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3844 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3845 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3846 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3852 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3853 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3855 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3857 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3859 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3866 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3867 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3868 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3869 @ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3875 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3876 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3877 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3878 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3881 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3882 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3883 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3884 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3889 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3890 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3891 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3892 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3893 page. Let us know how you fare!
3898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3899 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3900 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3901 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3902 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3903 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3904 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3905 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3906 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3908 @ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3914 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3915 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3916 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3917 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3918 @ref{Old downloads})
3923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3924 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3925 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3926 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3927 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3928 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3929 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3930 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3931 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3932 @ref{Old downloads})
3937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3938 This release has the following new features:
3941 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3942 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3943 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3945 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3946 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3947 and Bertalan Fodor).
3949 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3950 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3953 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3954 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3955 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3959 @ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3965 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3966 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3967 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3968 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3969 van den Borre and Bertalan
3970 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3971 @ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3977 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3978 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3979 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3986 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3987 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3988 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3989 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3991 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3992 @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3998 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3999 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4004 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4005 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4006 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4007 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4008 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4009 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4010 @ref{Old downloads})
4015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4016 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4017 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4018 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4019 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4020 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4021 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4022 @ref{Old downloads})
4027 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4028 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4029 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4030 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4031 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4032 @ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4038 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4039 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4040 @ref{Old downloads})
4045 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4046 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4047 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4048 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4049 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4050 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4051 @ref{Old downloads})
4056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4057 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4058 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4059 that compute said property, i.e.
4062 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4063 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4066 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4067 @ref{Old downloads})
4072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4073 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4074 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4075 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4076 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4077 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4078 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4079 users. (@ref{Changes},
4080 @ref{Old downloads})
4085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4086 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4087 series. (@ref{Changes},
4088 @ref{Old downloads})
4093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4094 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4095 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4096 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4097 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4098 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4099 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4100 sponsored by Nicolas
4101 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4102 @ref{Old downloads})
4107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4108 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4109 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4110 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4111 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4112 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4113 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4114 @ref{Old downloads})
4119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4120 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4121 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4122 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4123 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4124 @ref{Old downloads})
4129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4130 This is mainly a bugfix
4131 release. (@ref{Changes},
4132 @ref{Old downloads})
4137 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4138 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4139 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4140 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4141 la gravure musicale}.
4146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4147 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4148 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4149 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4150 @ref{Old downloads})
4155 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4156 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4157 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4158 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4159 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4160 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4166 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4167 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4168 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4169 @ref{Old downloads})
4174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4175 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4176 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4177 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4178 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4179 @ref{Old downloads})
4184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4185 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4186 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4187 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4188 @ref{Old downloads})
4193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4194 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4195 for a note is proportional to the time it
4196 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4197 @ref{Old downloads})
4202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4203 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4204 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4210 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4211 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4212 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4214 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4215 @ref{Old downloads})
4220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4221 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4222 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4223 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4225 @ref{Old downloads})
4230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4231 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4232 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4233 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4234 @ref{Old downloads})
4239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4240 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4242 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4243 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4244 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4245 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4246 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4252 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4253 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4254 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4260 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4261 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4262 @ref{Old downloads})
4267 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4268 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4269 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4270 @ref{Old downloads})
4275 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4276 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4277 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4278 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4279 (@ref{Old downloads})
4284 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4285 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4286 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4287 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4292 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4293 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4294 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4295 better help functionality.
4296 (@ref{Old downloads})
4301 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4302 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4303 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4304 compile them directly from
4305 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4310 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4311 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4312 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4317 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4318 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4319 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4320 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4325 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4326 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4327 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4328 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4329 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4334 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4335 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4336 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4341 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4342 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4347 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4348 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4349 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4354 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4355 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4356 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4357 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4358 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4363 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4364 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4365 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4366 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4367 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4368 @ref{Old downloads})
4373 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4375 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4376 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4378 (@ref{Old downloads})
4383 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4384 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4385 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4386 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4387 signatures like 5/8.
4389 @ref{Old downloads})
4394 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4395 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4396 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4397 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4398 More details are in the
4400 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4405 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4406 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4407 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4408 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4409 Scheme code. Take a look at
4411 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4416 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4417 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4418 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4419 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4424 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4425 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4426 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4427 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4432 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4433 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4434 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4440 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4441 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4442 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4443 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4444 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4445 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4450 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4451 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4452 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4453 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4454 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4455 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4457 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4462 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4463 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4464 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4470 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4471 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
4472 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4473 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4474 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4480 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4481 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4482 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}.
4483 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4484 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4489 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4490 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4491 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4492 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4493 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4498 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4499 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4500 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4501 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4502 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4504 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4509 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4510 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4511 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4512 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4513 @ref{Old downloads}!
4518 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4519 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4520 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4521 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4527 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4528 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4529 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4535 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4536 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4537 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4538 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4540 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4542 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4547 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4548 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4549 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4550 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4551 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4552 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4553 font code by Werner.
4555 and check out the changes in
4556 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4561 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4562 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4563 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4564 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4565 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4566 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4567 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4568 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4569 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4570 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4573 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}.
4578 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4579 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4580 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4581 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4582 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4584 and check out the changes in
4585 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4590 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4591 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4592 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4593 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4594 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4595 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4598 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}.
4603 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4604 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4605 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4606 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4607 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4608 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4609 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4610 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4611 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4615 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}.
4620 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4621 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4622 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4623 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4624 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4625 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4627 and check out the changes in
4628 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4633 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4634 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4635 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4636 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4637 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4638 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4639 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4640 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4641 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4644 and check out the changes in
4645 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4650 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4651 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4652 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4653 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4654 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4655 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4658 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4661 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4662 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4663 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4664 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4665 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4668 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}.
4673 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4674 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4675 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4681 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4682 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4683 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4685 and check out the changes in
4686 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4691 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4692 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4693 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4694 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4695 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4702 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4703 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4704 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4705 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4707 and check out the changes in
4708 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4713 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4714 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4715 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4716 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4717 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4719 and check out the changes in
4720 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4725 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4726 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4727 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4728 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4730 and check out the changes in
4731 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4736 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4737 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4738 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4739 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4741 and check out the changes in
4742 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4747 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4748 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4749 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4750 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4754 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}.
4759 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4760 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4761 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4762 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4766 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}.
4771 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4772 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4773 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4774 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4775 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4776 in the documentation.
4778 and check out the changes in
4779 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4784 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4785 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4786 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4787 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4788 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4793 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4794 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4796 and check out the changes
4797 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4802 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4803 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4804 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4805 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4806 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4807 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4808 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4811 and check out the changes in
4812 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4817 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4818 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4819 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4820 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4821 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4822 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4823 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4824 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4825 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4826 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4827 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4828 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4829 will hold users back in switching.
4831 and check out the changes in
4832 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4837 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4838 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4839 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4840 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4841 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4842 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4843 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4845 and check out the changes in
4846 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4851 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4852 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4853 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4854 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4855 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4856 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4860 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}.
4865 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4866 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4867 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4868 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4869 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4870 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4871 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4872 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4873 chapter of the user manual.
4874 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4879 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4880 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4881 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4882 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4883 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4884 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4885 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4889 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}.
4894 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4895 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4896 disappearing metronome mark.
4898 and check out the changes in
4899 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}.
4904 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4905 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4906 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4907 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4908 `doubleSlurs' property.
4910 and check out the changes in
4911 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4916 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4917 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4918 annoying bugs fixed.
4921 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}.
4926 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4927 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4928 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4929 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4930 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4931 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4932 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4935 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4936 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4938 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4939 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4944 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}.
4949 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4950 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4951 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4952 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4953 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4954 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4955 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4956 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4957 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4958 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4959 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4962 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}.
4967 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4969 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4970 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4971 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4974 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}.
4979 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4981 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4982 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4983 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4984 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4985 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4986 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4987 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4988 beat within the measure.
4990 and check out the changes in
4991 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4996 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4997 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5001 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}.
5006 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
5007 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5013 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5014 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5015 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5016 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5017 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5019 and check out the changes
5020 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5025 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5026 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5030 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}.
5035 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
5036 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5037 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5038 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5039 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5040 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5041 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5042 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}
5044 @ref{Old downloads}.
5049 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
5050 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5051 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
5052 @ref{Old downloads}.
5057 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
5058 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5059 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5060 @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}
5062 @ref{Old downloads}.
5067 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5068 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5069 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5070 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}
5072 @ref{Old downloads}.
5077 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5078 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5079 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}
5080 or head straight to the
5081 @ref{Old downloads}.
5086 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
5087 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5088 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5089 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5090 @ref{Old downloads}.
5095 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
5096 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5097 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5098 @ref{Old downloads}.
5103 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
5104 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5106 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5107 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5108 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5109 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5110 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5115 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
5116 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5117 @ref{Old downloads}.
5122 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
5123 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5124 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5130 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
5131 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5132 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5133 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5134 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5135 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5136 @ref{Old downloads}.
5141 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5142 A French article on the new LilyPond
5143 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5148 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5149 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5150 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5156 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
5157 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5158 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5159 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5160 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5161 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5162 @ref{Old downloads}.
5167 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5168 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5169 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5170 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5171 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5173 @ref{Old downloads}.
5178 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5179 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5181 @ref{Old downloads}.
5186 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5187 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5188 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5189 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5196 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5198 @ref{Old downloads}.
5203 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5204 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5211 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5212 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5213 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5214 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5216 @ref{Old downloads}.
5221 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5222 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5223 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5224 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5227 @ref{Old downloads}.
5232 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5234 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5235 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5241 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5242 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5244 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5245 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5246 authors of LilyPond.
5251 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5252 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5253 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5256 @ref{Old downloads}.
5261 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5262 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5263 experimental support for producing titles with
5269 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5270 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5271 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5272 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5274 @ref{Old downloads}.
5279 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5280 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5281 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5282 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5284 @ref{Old downloads}.
5289 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5290 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5291 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5292 produce cue notes. More information in the
5299 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5300 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5301 for altering accidental rules.
5307 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5308 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5309 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5310 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5311 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5312 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5313 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5314 More information in the
5321 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5322 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5323 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5324 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5331 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5332 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5333 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5334 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5335 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5342 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5343 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5344 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5345 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5346 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5347 More information in the
5354 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5355 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5356 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5357 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5358 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5359 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5360 More information in the
5367 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5368 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5369 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5370 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5378 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5379 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5380 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5381 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5388 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5389 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5390 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5391 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5392 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5401 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5402 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5403 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5406 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5411 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5413 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5414 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5415 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5418 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5423 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5424 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5425 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5426 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5427 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5432 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5433 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5434 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5435 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5436 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5442 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5443 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5444 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5446 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5451 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5452 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5453 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5454 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5459 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5460 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5461 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5462 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5464 More information in the
5465 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5470 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5471 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5472 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5474 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5479 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5480 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5481 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5482 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5484 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5489 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5490 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5491 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5492 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5493 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5494 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5495 individual music expressions.
5496 More information in the
5497 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5502 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5503 An update to the stable branch,
5504 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5505 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5510 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5511 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5512 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5513 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5514 More information in the
5515 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5520 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5521 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5523 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5524 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5529 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5530 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5531 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5532 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5533 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5538 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5539 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5540 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5541 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5542 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5547 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5548 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5549 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5550 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5551 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5552 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5553 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5558 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5559 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5560 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5561 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5563 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5568 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5569 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5570 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5571 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5572 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5577 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5578 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5580 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5585 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5586 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5588 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5589 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5594 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5595 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5596 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5597 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5602 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5603 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5610 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5611 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5613 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5614 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5619 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5620 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5621 contains minor bugfixes.
5622 See the @ref{Changes}
5623 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5628 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5629 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5630 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5631 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5637 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5638 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5639 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5640 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5641 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5642 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5647 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5648 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5649 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5650 the @ref{Changes} and
5651 download @uref{install/,here}.
5656 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5657 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5658 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5659 the @ref{Changes} and
5660 download @uref{install/,here}.
5665 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5666 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5667 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5668 the @ref{Changes} and
5669 download @uref{install/,here}.
5674 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5675 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5676 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5682 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5683 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5684 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5690 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5691 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5692 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5693 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5694 will be available in a few weeks.
5700 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5701 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5702 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5708 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5709 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5710 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5716 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5717 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5718 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5719 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5725 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5726 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5727 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5732 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5733 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5734 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5735 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5736 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5741 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5742 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5743 @ref{Changes} and get it
5744 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5749 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5750 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5751 @ref{Changes} and get it
5752 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5757 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5758 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5759 @ref{Changes} and get it
5760 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5765 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5766 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5767 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5772 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5773 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5774 read the @ref{Changes}.
5779 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5780 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5781 has been updated to 1.8.
5782 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5787 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5788 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5789 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5794 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5795 New website went live!
5800 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5801 Announced new website.
5806 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5807 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5812 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5813 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5814 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5820 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5821 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5822 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.