Re: setting a text font

[Colin Wilding]

I am using 2.6.1 in Windows, and I have noticed that you need to refer
to fonts by their file names, not by the names that are normally used
to select them in other programmes.  The file names can be found by
looking in the Fonts folder.  For example, for 'Courier New' use
'COUR' because the file is 'COUR.TTF' (I'm not sure if the names are
case sensitive).

'Verdana' works because the file is 'Verdana.ttf'.

I suggest that this feature be documented because Windows users would
normally expect to use the full font names and not the file names.

Colin


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> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:17:46 +0200
> From: fi?? visu?lle <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: setting a text font
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> Am 2005-08-04 um 13:38 schrieb Mats Bengtsson:
> 
> >   \new Lyrics{ \override LyricText  #'font-name = #"Gentium" ... }
> 
> Ah, that works - but only with Verdana. I'm puzzled.
> Most font names gave the quoted error, but since I tried Verdana, I
> get no error any more, but only Verdana.
> Looks to me like not only my fault...
> 
> > Notice that I have only talked about the syntax in my answer, I
> > haven't
> > taken the time to make up an example file and try the actual font
> > setting. You will always have a better chance of getting an accurate
> > answer if you include a small (but complete) example of the LilyPond
> > input that you have tried.
> 
> Sure; will follow (I must run to work now...)
> 
> Thank you for your explanation!
> 
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