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Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name
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Masamichi HOSODA |
Subject: |
Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name |
Date: |
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 22:59:15 +0900 (JST) |
>>>>>>> trying to escape "\" in a string leads to strange results, for some
>>>>>>> font-names.
>>>>>>> Example below was ok with 2.18.2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> \version "2.19.26"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> \markup \override #'(font-name . "Times New Roman") "\\<==what?"
>>>>>> The displayed font is definitely not `Times New Roman'. It seems
>>>>> that
>>>>>> the font substituted by FontConfig is a CJK font using half-width
>>>>>> glyphs, and there it sometimes happens that the `\' slot gets
>>>>> replaced
>>>>>> with the Yen sign `¥', for compatibility with ancient Japanese
>>>>>> practice.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed, so far.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think there is nothing to be done here, since it displays a font
>>>>>> problem (or bug).
>>>>>>
>>>>> Though, if 2.18.2 displays nicely (and it does), I'd tend to think
>>>>> something on our part causes this misbehahiour.
>>>>> (Ofcourse "Times New Roman" _is_ installed)
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Harm
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> bug-lilypond mailing list
>>>>> address@hidden
>>>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
>>>> Would you show us both 2.18.2 and 2.19.26 results of following command?
>>>>
>>>> $ FC_DEBUG=1 lilypond --verbose fonts-test-01.ly > result.txt 2>&1
>>>>
>>> Will do in the evening. Have to run for my rl job :(
>>> _______________________________________________
>> Here:
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9nZ5LHV2Ds6alctWXZYQXd2Tms/view?usp=sharing
>>
>> and
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9nZ5LHV2Ds6SnRFYXJYQ0E0UlE/view?usp=sharing
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> NB: I didn't change the 'version' statement in the LP file when I
>> compiled it with 2.18.2 in case that adds noise to the output.
>>
>> James
>>
>> PS I am using Linux Mint latest (whatever that is - I lose track!)
>
> In James's results, both lilypond's fontconfig
> seem to have substitute settings.
> So both results show that DejaVu Sans is selected.
>
> However, both fontconfig is requested "Times New" font,
> instead of "Times New Roman".
I've created issue 4591
`Times New Roman' can not select by override fonts
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, (continued)
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, Masamichi HOSODA, 2015/09/05
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, Thomas Morley, 2015/09/05
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, Masamichi HOSODA, 2015/09/05
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, David Kastrup, 2015/09/05
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, Thomas Morley, 2015/09/05
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, James, 2015/09/04
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name, Masamichi HOSODA, 2015/09/04
- Re: strange result for escaping "\" with other font-name,
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