Re: question about fontsize lyrics

[Mats Bengtsson]

You are definitely on the right track. Try
text = \lyricmode
{
\override Score . LyricText #'font-name = "Vera Bold"
\override Score . LyricText #'font-shape = #'italic
Glo- ri- a, ...

However, at least on my system, there is no italic version of Vera Bold.
For the font size, the manual tells that the font-size property is given 
relative
to the value of the paper variable text-font-size, but it doesn't tell 
how this is
set by default. By looking at the implementation, I found out that the 
default
value of text-font-size is 12pt for the default 20pt staff size and in 
general
12 / 20 * staff size.

  /Mats

Lieke van der Meer wrote:
> Hello,
> A week ago I started using Lilypond. So far it seems to have fabulous 
> possibilities. I only have one simple question.
> I want to change the fontsize & fonttype of the lyrics in my file, but 
> can't find a way to do so. I will ad an example of one of my files.
> Please tell me how to change these to (preferably) Palatino Linotype, 
> 14pt.
> Thanx
>
>
> \paper {
>  #(set-paper-size "a4")
> #(set-global-staff-size 10)
> left-margin = 15\mm
> line-width = #150
> system-count = 2
> }
> \layout {
>  indent = #0
> }
> melody = \relative c'
> {
> \clef treble
> \key f \major
> \repeat volta 2
> {
> \time 6/8
> a'8( g) a bes4. g8( f) g a4. \bar "||" d,4 d8 g8( a) bes c4. a \bar "||"
> a8( d) c bes4. g8( c) bes a4. \bar "||" f8 e f g4. e8 d e f4.
> }
> }
> text = \lyricmode
> \override Score . LyricText #'font-name . "Vera Bold" #'font-shape = 
> #'italic
>
> {
> Glo- ri- a, glo- ri- a, in ex- cel- sis De- o!
> Glo- ri- a, glo- ri- a, al- le- lu- ia, al- le- lu- ia!
> }
> \score
> {
> <<
> \new Voice = "one"
> {
>
> \autoBeamOff
> \melody
> }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \text
> > >
> \layout { }
> \midi { \tempo 4=67 }
> }
>
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