[MEI-L] MEI 5.1 Released

[Benjamin W. Bohl]

  MEI 5.1 Released

We are thrilled to announce the official release of *MEI 5.1*! This 
update focuses primarily on maintenance and consistency improvements, 
with some notable enhancements:


    Key Updates in MEI 5.1:


      Enhancements to the Tablature Module

One of the highlights is the full integration of support for German Lute 
Tablature (GLT).


      Corrections to Guidelines

The description of the |<optimize>| attribute in the |<scoreDef>| 
element has been corrected to clarify that empty staff lines will not be 
displayed if the value is set to ‘true.’


      Schema Improvements

Introduction of |att.dataSelecting| and its addition to |symbolDef|, 
along with the inclusion of the value ‘unspecified’ for bracket spans.

These improvements were made possible through the dedicated work of our 
community. A special “Thank you!” goes to @musicog 
<https://github.com/musicog>, @maxrothman 
<https://github.com/maxrothman>, and @janjusolja 
<https://github.com/janjusolja>, who made their first contributions and 
all contributors 
<https://github.com/music-encoding/music-encoding/contributors> to MEI!

The release managers for MEI 5.1 were the Technical Co-chairs @bwbohl 
<https://github.com/bwbohl> and @musicenfanthen 
<https://github.com/musicEnfanthen>.


    Looking Ahead to MEI 6:

We are already looking forward to the next major release, MEI 6, and 
invite the community to actively participate in its planning and 
development. Your ideas and contributions are vital to the ongoing 
success of the project.


    Additional Information

For more details, including the full release notes and updated 
documentation, visit:

  * MEI 5.1 Release Notes
    <https://github.com/music-encoding/music-encoding/releases/tag/v5.1>
  * MEI Sample Encodings v5.1
    <https://github.com/music-encoding/sample-encodings/releases/tag/v5.1>
    - A collection of updated sample encodings demonstrating the
    features and improvements of MEI 5.1.
  * MEI Encoding Tools v5.1
    <https://github.com/music-encoding/encoding-tools/releases/tag/v5.1>
    - Updated tools for working with MEI data, optimized for the latest
    schema.

*Your MEI Development Team*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.uni-paderborn.de/pipermail/mei-l/attachments/20250123/aa0afcee/attachment.htm>