Ok, so I got this to work after followed some of the other instructions on this thread.
Specifically, I needed to reinstall the fonts on Windows using right click > install for all users Then cleared the .lilypond-fonts... directory Then run lilypond again, and that worked. Thanks again, Elaine Alt 415 . 341 .4954 "*Confusion is highly underrated*" ela...@flaminghakama.com Producer ~ Composer ~ Instrumentalist ~ Educator -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 1:52 PM Flaming Hakama by Elaine < ela...@flaminghakama.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 9:55 PM Abraham Lee <tisimst.lilyp...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 5:21 PM Flaming Hakama by Elaine < >> ela...@flaminghakama.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm setting up an new lilypond environment >>> on a surface pro running windows 10 >>> using VSCode as an editor, >>> and cygwin as a terminal. >>> >>> I am not able to get lilypond to use my fonts yet. >>> >>> I was able to install them in windows itself, >>> since I can see them in the windows Fonts Settings. >>> >>> To do this, I did some dragging & dropping, >>> and some using "right-click > install" in the file navigator. >>> >>> But when I compile my lilypond files, >>> the resulting files do not use the fonts. >>> >>> When I run "lilypond -dshow-available-fonts", >>> while it does list numerous fonts, >>> it does not list the fonts I installed. >>> >>> Specifically, I am using "Highlander ITC TT" >>> for chord symbols. >>> This is how I specify it, and this works on my other systems: >>> >>> #(define fonts >>> (make-pango-font-tree "Marker Felt" >>> "Highlander ITC TT" >>> "LilyJAZZText" >>> (/ myStaffSize 20))) >>> >>> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get lilypond to find these >>> fonts? >>> >>> FWIW, I'm running 2.23.2 on this machine, but I'm on 2.19.81 on my other >>> machines. >>> >> >> I have a couple of suggestions, but I must first ask, where did you get >> the Highlander font by the name "Highlander ITC TT"? I can't find a >> (legitimate) font anywhere by that name, so my first guess is that you're >> using the wrong font family name. Secondly, if it is the correct name, >> because it works with your other machines, then I suggest clearing the >> local machine's font cache. This is easily done. Open a windows explorer >> window and navigate to your user folder. Make sure you can see "hidden" >> files and you should see a folder with the word ".lilypond-fonts" in the >> name. Go in there and delete everything. Next time LilyPond runs, it will >> take a little bit more time because it is recreating a fresh font cache. >> So, assuming the font files you want to use are installed properly in >> C:\Windows\Fonts, then you should be able to access them now. Let me know >> if that's not the case. >> >> Best, >> Abraham >> > > > > As to your first question, > > Either these fonts came from having bought an app like > FrameMaker, In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. > > Or I got it from a free font site. > > I don't recall specifically. > > In general, I have been accumulating them over many years, > and have been porting my set of useful fonts from box to box. > > > The different family members of this font > show up in the Windows fonts control panel as: > > Highlander ITC TT Bold > Highlander Md ITC TT Medium > Highlander Md OS ITC TT Medium > Highlander Md SC ITC TT Medium > Highlander OS ITC TT Bold > > Not sure if that clarifies anything > about the provenance of this font. > > > In any case, I tried clearing out the directory with "lilypond-fonts" in > it. > Which, in my case, is called lilypond-fonts.cache-2 > > However, that does not appear to have an effect. > > That directory does get repopulated when I run lilypond again. > > But lilypond still does not find the font, > either by using it in the doc, > or listing in with lilypond -dshow-available-fonts > > > To see if it had something specifically to do with this font, > I also tried to add a new free font, > and was able to add it to Windows fonts, > but it also did not show up in lilypond. > > https://www.1001freefonts.com/blue-highway-d-type.font > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > Elaine Alt > 415 . 341 .4954 "*Confusion is > highly underrated*" > ela...@flaminghakama.com > Producer ~ Composer ~ Instrumentalist ~ Educator > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >
