Re: feature request: abs-fontsize available for all text grobs

[Marc Hohl]

Am 15.07.2013 20:30, schrieb Kieren MacMillan:
> Hello,
>
> There are a lot of places where I would like to use abs-fontsize: 
> InstrumentName, LyricText, etc.
>
> It would be nice if there were a built-in, intuitive, consistent, direct method 
> of setting an absolute font size, e.g.,
>      \override InstrumentName.font-size = #(abs-fontsize . 10)

I had thought of such a feature some months ago; my syntax proposal
would be something like

\set fontScaling = #absolute

or

\set fontScaling = #relative

perhaps with a better keyword.

By the way, a feature like this would come in handy for eps inclusions,
too – I remember that I had to define a \epsfile-mm command in
analogy to the implemented \epsfile to allow for dimensions to be set
in millimeters.

> How difficult would this be to implement?

My estimations in such situations go horribly wrong each time, so
I just state "I don't know" for safety reasons ;-)

Marc
> (I'm happy to contribute a few euros in sponsorship funds.)
>
> Thanks,
> Kieren.
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