Recent convert to Lilypond - great work! I see that questions about jazz or "ink pen" fonts have come up several times over the years. Responses seem to be one of the following forms:
- Theoretically, Lily can use other fonts but getting it to work is "a lot of effort." - These fonts are not free so we can't test them. The second point is addressed, I think, by some free jazz fonts that are out there. I haven't looked at the specific licensing yet, but an alternative is of course to just design our own font. I'd like to understand the first point better. What's involved in adding support for alternative fonts? I may be able to do some work in this area, as I have need for producing scores with jazz fonts. What's the estimated learning curve for someone new to the codebase to dive in? I have many years of coding experience, especially advanced C++. Is there code documentation anywhere (doxygen, etc.)? Such fonts really do make a difference in performance. Someone mentioned venue lighting a while back and that is a great example. There is also an intangible "edginess" effect of the script which encourages experimentation in the performer. Thanks again for great software! -Dave _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user