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Text and font improvements

• The syntax for customizing text and music fonts has been changed. Instead of

  \paper {
    #(define fonts
       (set-global-fonts
         #:music "Name of music font"
         #:brace "Name of music brace font"
         #:roman "Name of roman font"
         #:sans "Name of sans-serif font"
         #:typewriter "Name of typewriter font"))
  }
  

  or

  \paper {
    #(define fonts
       (make-pango-font-tree
         "Name of roman font"
         "Name of sans-serif font"
         "Name of typewriter font"
         factor))
  }
  

  the new syntax is

  \paper {
    fonts.music = "Name of music font"
    fonts.roman = "Name of roman font"
    fonts.sans = "Name of sans-serif font"
    fonts.typewriter = "Name of typewriter font"
  }
  

  Unlike the previous syntax, the new syntax does not interfere with font sizes, which should be set separately using set-global-staff-size or layout-set-staff-size.

  There is no brace key in the fonts alist; braces glyphs now always default to the music font. However, it is still possible to override this by using an extra font family, as shown in this example (which requires the LilyJAZZ font):

  \paper {
    fonts.music-alt = "lilyjazz"
  }
  
  \layout {
    \context {
      \Score
      \override SystemStartBrace.font-family = #'music-alt
    }
  }
  
  \new PianoStaff <<
    \new Staff { c' }
    \new Staff { c' }
  >>
  
  \markup \override #'(font-family . music-alt) \left-brace #20
  

• The \lookup markup command can now only be used for braces; for other glyphs, use the \musicglyph command. Instead of \lookup, it is also generally recommended to use \left-brace.
• In markup, when a music font is used (such as for dynamic markings), a glyph absent from the music font was previously rendered in a normal text font. This is no longer the case; a warning about the missing glyph is output instead. In order to use a text font, use the \text markup command. For example:

  dolceP =
  #(make-dynamic-script
    #{
      \markup {
        \text \normal-weight dolce
        p
      }
    #})
  
  { c'\dolceP }
  

  

• Small caps are now achieved by overriding font-variant to small-caps instead of overriding font-shape to caps. Since font-shape is primarily for achieving italics, this change makes it possible to use small caps and italics at the same time.

  

• The font-series property is now more flexible and allows to specify values such as semibold and light instead of only normal and bold.

  The medium value is now an intermediate value between normal and bold rather than an equivalent of normal. Accordingly, the \medium markup command has been renamed to \normal-weight.

• The new font-stretch property allows selecting a condensed or expanded font.
• The text of a VoltaBracket grob, as set by \override Score.VoltaBracket.text = … or \set Score.repeatCommands = …, is no longer automatically typeset in a music font; use the \volta-number markup command on those parts that need to be. For example, convert

  \set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta "2, 5"))
  

  to

  \set Score.repeatCommands =
    #`((volta ,#{ \markup {
                    \concat { \volta-number 2 , }
                    \volta-number 5 }
              #}))
  

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