Re: Likely bug in 2.16.1: Changi ng document fonts messes lots of things up…

[Trevor Daniels]

Arle Lommel Friday, December 14, 2012 8:31 AM

> I have followed instructions on how to change document fonts, as outlined at 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/fonts
>
> But I find when I change the fonts that there are some undesirable side 
> effects in *other* areas: Basically everything but the staff, note stems, > 
> and beams gets bigger, meaning more is crammed in the same space. Chords 
> start to look like smears, note heads stick slightly past the stems, > and 
> time signatures and clefs stick outside the staff.
>
> If this is not a bug (even though it sure looks like one), perhaps the 
> documentation could be updated with an explanation on how to adjust for > 
> these sorts of problems.

You must have missed this section in the docs:

http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/learning/appearance-of-objects

Have a look in particular at

http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/learning/size-of-objects

and 

 
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/learning/length-and-thickness-of-objects

Trevor