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Preface to version 1.8

If you are familiar with LilyPond version 1.6, then version 1.8 will no offer no big surprises. The only conspicuous change is in the way that formatted text is entered. There is now a new syntax that is more friendly, more versatile and extensible. We hope you like it. In general, development on version 1.8 has been focused on improving the design of various internal mechanisms. This includes chord name formatting and entry code, music expression storage, and integration between LilyPond and Scheme. These changes may not be evident directly, but they make the program more robust and more flexible, which translates into fewer bugs and more adjustment options.

Special thanks for version 1.8 go out to Juergen Reuter for lots of work on the ancient notation engine, and to Amy Zapf for pushing us to rewrite the chord name support.

Han-Wen and Jan,

Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April/May 2003.


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