GNU Typist 2.9.5 released

2014-08-12 Thread Tim Marston 
We're pleased to announce GNU Typist 2.9.5.

This is a bug fix release.

Changes in 2.9.5:

  - improved CPM/WPM calculation precision
  - fix for Colemak lesson, thanks to Ashley Whetter
  - fix for Q series, thanks to Olu Niyi-Awosusi
  - fix for Colemak lesson (updated top 1000 most frequently used
  - words)
  - updated simplified Chinese translation, thanks to Wei Mingzhi

Sources for this release can be downloaded here:

  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/gtypist-2.9.5.tar.gz

All stable releases can be found at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/.
Alternatively, http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gtypist will automatically
redirect you to a nearby mirror.

Windows builds are available in the w32_binaries subdirectory.


About GNU Typist


GNU Typist is a universal typing tutor for which tutorials can easily
be written.

You can find more about GNU Typist at the project's web page:

  http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist

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Denemo 1.1.8 Release

2014-08-12 Thread Richard Shann 
Denemo version 1.1.8 has been released.

Denemo is a program for inputting music notation. http://www.denemo.org
The music is displayed as music notation while typing or playing in and
simultaneously it can be typeset via LilyPond. It can also be played via
internal synthesizer. Demo videos are at https://vimeo.com/62188678 

New features in this version:

Spanners

Dynamics such as cresc. poco a poco
Text such as rall …
LilyPond takes care of the extents

Lyrics Enhancements

Lyric stanza numbers can be inserted
Available on lyrics pane menu
Lyric font style control
Melismata Insert

Text and Graphics

Graphic Title Pages
Multiple columns of text
Edit in external vector editor
Use for music books, verses …
Multi-line text, with embedded music snippets

Custom Ornaments/Symbols

Edit the Ornament Shape and Size
Re-define existing ornaments
Attach to notes or stand-alone

Custom Barlines

Define new barlines
Re-define existing barlines
Control over how/if they print in all positions

Chord Charts

Chord Symbols
With barlines, repeats
Text markings, pauses
Use for songs, jazz …
Display on smartphone while busking…




Known issues for this release:
 none

http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/denemo/denemo-1.1.8.tar.gz


If automatic redirection fails, the list of mirrors is at:
  http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html

Or if need be you can use the main GNU ftp server:


http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/denemo/denemo-1.1.6.tar.gz

Richard Shann






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