Re: [somewhat-OT] tweaking Lilypond PS/PDF output in (e.g.) Illustrator

[Kieren Richard MacMillan]

Hi, Han-Wen, etc.:

> you have to install both the Century Schoolbook font, and the feta- 
> alphabet fonts so Illustrator recognizes it.
> I expect that you will need to convert the feta-alphabet* fonts to  
> TTF, eg. using fontforge.

Okay, I've installed fontforge and converted all the Lilypond fonts,  
and Illustrator now recognizes them on import of the PDF (i.e., it  
doesn't warn and/or substitute). If anyone wants a set of all the  
Lilypond fonts, I'm going to make a package with TTF, OTF, and Type 1  
font versions, and can email them to you (or maybe we should put the  
package up on the Lilypond site somewhere?).

That being said, there are two more problems...

1. Although Illustrator doesn't complain anymore about the fonts  
themselves (by name), it does say "To preserve appearance, some text  
has been outlined." In the file, all of the non-note scripts (markup,  
rehearsal marks, instrument names, titles, bar numbers, etc.) appear  
as question marks, even though they are defined as the correct font  
and when I click on them and type, they are not outlines. Any idea  
what might be going on there? It's not a *huge* deal to retype the  
items in Illustrator, but on larger scores, I'd rather save the  
effort if I can.

2. I've noticed that several scripts are double-engraved (i.e., there  
are two copies of the same item in the PostScript) -- again, it's not  
a huge deal, since I just delete on in Illustrator and retype the  
other (as per note #1). So far, I'm sure that the instrument name and  
initial tempo indication (\mark \markup...) are examples of this  
phenomenon, but I'm assuming I'll find more as I proceed.

Best wishes,
Kieren.