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Re: change music font not documented?


From: tisimst
Subject: Re: change music font not documented?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:26:41 -0700 (MST)

Federico,

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Federico Bruni-2 [via Lilypond] <
address@hidden> wrote:

> I think that set-global-fonts is not properly documented, especially
> for music font changes.
>

Outside of the inline comments found in scm/font.scm, this is true.
Actually, I didn't know it was even used in the docs at all. The *changes*
page only hints at why this function exists with this statement:

*"Support for making it easier to use alternative ‘music’ fonts other than
the default Emmentaler in LilyPond has been added.
See http://fonts.openlilylib.org/ <http://fonts.openlilylib.org/> for more
information."*

...which needs to be updated anyway. My fault, really. Much thanks to Urs
for including this statement.


> $ cd Documentation
> $ git grep -n set-global-fonts notation/
> notation/ancient.itely:2414:    (set-global-fonts
> notation/ancient.itely:2594:    (set-global-fonts
> notation/input.itely:2526:    (set-global-fonts
>
> Best resource is the blog:
> http://lilypondblog.org/2015/03/managing-alternative-fonts-with-lilypond/
>
> Should I open an issue for this?
>

I think that's a good idea, perhaps the right time to update the entry for
replacing the notation font?
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/replacing-the-notation-font

Thinking ahead towards the potential of making LP SMuFL-compliant, I also
wonder if this might be a good time to create a couple of other public
scheme functions that make it easier to use music fonts that don't have
more than one design size. I've tested successfully such functions on my
own machine and think they would be a useful addition as we try to attract
more potential power users in the industry.

Best,
Abraham




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