Re: Lilypond, Pango, TeX and kerning metrics

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Joshua Goforth wrote:
> I'm on Mac OS X 10.4.4, Using the latest binary (2.7.36) I want to  use 
> Adobe's Garamond Premier Pro (OTF) for all of my lyrics. I know  the 
> several methods for choosing fonts, and they work, but the  kerning is 
> not right. (looks decent, but not great) My understanding  is that this 
> is an issue with how Lilypond uses Pango. Fine, but I  need to use the 
> precise kerning metrics of my font that all the rest  of my apps use. 
> I've tried converting my font with FontForge to TTF  (thinking maybe it 

If anything, it is how Pango handles OTF files. Can you check hoow other 
Pango apps deal with your font, and submit a bugreport with Pango 
instead?  Thanks.

(FWIW: OTF is a superset of TTF , so converting to TTF will probably not 
work.)

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