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Re: Fingering Type Size


From: Carrick Patterson
Subject: Re: Fingering Type Size
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:58:40 -0500
User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0

Hi, Carrick:

> Using version 2.8 on the Macintosh, I have been trying to make
> the fingering numbers (for cello) a bit bigger to suit my aging eyes.
>
> I put in:
>    \override Fingering #'font-size = #2
>
> This made the fingering numbers about four times bigger.

If you look in the docs under the Fingering layout object, it says:

> font-size (number):
> -5
> The font size, compared the `normal' size. 0 is style-sheet's  
> normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is  
> approximately 12% larger, 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger.  
> Fractional values are allowed.

where the -5 represents the default. Therefore, you want to choose a  
number between the default of -5 (which is too small) and the style-
sheet's "normal size" of 0 (which is too big). Start with -2 and see  
how that works for you.

Best wishes,
Kieren.

Well, that worked just great. Thanks a lot. I never would have guessed how the size increment divisions worked without your help, as it seems a bit counter-intuitive to me.

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