On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 4:08 AM Ya Gloops <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Jean ! > For me a,b,c,d work perfectly... > Gilles > > > > > > > Le dimanche 2 avril 2023 à 01:45:35 UTC+2, Jean Abou Samra < > [email protected]> a écrit : > > > > > > Hi, > > A little question for Windows users: could one of you please > do the following test and report back? > > 1. Choose any font that is NOT installed on your system. > Random choice: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/alex-brush > It's very recognizable, so it'll be easy to tell if the > font is being properly used. I will assume you use this > font (“AlexBrush”) in the following. > > 2. Create a .ly file in some directory on your computer. Put > the font .otf/.ttf file(s) in that directory. > > 3. Add this code to the .ly file and compile it: > > > \version "2.24.1" > #(ly:font-config-add-directory "C:/path/to/directory") > \markup \override #'(font-name . "AlexBrush") "ABCD" > > > where "C:/path/to/directory" is the path to the directory > you put the .ly file and the font in, with 4 different > variants. Please test all 4 and let me know which work > and which don't. > > a) Slashes in the path and a slash at the end: > C:/path/to/directory/ > b) Slashes in the path and no slash at the end: > C:/path/to/directory > c) Double backslashes in the path and a double backslash at the end: > C:\\path\\to\\directory\\ > d) Double backslashes in the path and no double backslash at the end: > C:\\path\\to\\directory > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Jean > > > Jean, I know you only asked for one test, but it works for me also. One caveat: I accidentally put the font in a different directory than the .ly file, but of course, typed the correct path to the font. Mark
