Re: Fwd: doc addition re. font sizes

[Graham Percival]

Eyolf Ostrem wrote:
> On Thu 21 December 2006 08:56, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
>
> > See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2006-12/msg00351.html
> > for example.
>
> Yes, that's an important bit of information to add; I cursed quite a lot 
> before I figured that one out...

http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding

:)

> > However, what really is missing is an explanation of what the parameters to
> > make-pango-font-tree really mean. I guess we all have just started from an
> > example and tried to play around with it to try to figure it out.
>
> Yes. This is quite hazy, and also quite important, so I definitely think it 
> should be included in the manual in some way or another. As a minimum it 
> should be pointed out:
>
> a. that set-global-staff-size must be at the top of the doc
> b. that changing both the set-global-staff-size and the pango font tree 
> without changing the value for myStaffSize produces unwanted results
>
> and preferrably also
>
> c. an explanation of the values and parameters, especially the 
> mysterious "20"...
>
> I don't really know enough about this myself, though.

Well, I know less than you, and the average lilypond user knows less 
than both of us.  Could you investigate this and write some doc changes 
for the current manual?

Cheers,
- Graham