Re: Question for all LilyPond users (especially power users)

[Urs Liska]

Am 11.07.2014 08:20, schrieb Janek Warchoł:
> 2014-07-11 4:50 GMT+02:00 tisimst <address@hidden>:
> > Schneidy wrote
> > > I did that, but I let it unfinished for a couple of weeks now...
> > > see =>
> > > http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/LilyJAZZ-in-v2-18-td162423.html#a162444
> > >
> > > Pierre
> >
> > Yes! Thank you, Pierre, for your good work! I had fun making some updates to
> > it. I think there are enough people interested in the Jazzy hand-written
> > font that we should get this incorporated better. Since it is only available
> > in "binary" font formats, is openlilylib the best place to put it?
> >
> > The only thing is, if we want to make the use of LilyJAZZ easier, it really
> > needs the patched file that I mentioned in the initial post.
>
> Putting binary files in openlilylib may not be the best possible
> option (btw, how big they are and how muhc they are expected to
> change?) but it would be waaaaay better than the current situation
> (i.e. with the LilyJazz stuff scattered all over the mailing list,
> which is a sure way to hinder its acceptance and make our lives
> difficult).

I would also say the actual openlilylib/openlilylib repository might not 
be ideal, but I think we could open a dedicated repository like 
openlilylib/alternative-fonts.

I think the "cleanest" way with the least hassles (and maybe discussion) 
would be to integrate into LilyPond the _possibility_ to switch fonts 
(e.g. Abraham's functions) and provide the fonts independently. While it 
would be of course the nicest thing to have them all readily available 
that seems like a reasonable burden for the user. Actually, if you want 
to change fonts in other programs it's also the natural way that you 
have to get and install them separately.

> I don't have time to handle this issue myself, but i'll wholeheartedly
> welcome anyone doing something about it.

I don't really have time either but I can take care of stuff that is 
related to the openlilylib "organization".

Urs

> cheers,
> Janek
>
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