Re: Creating a ://: repeat mark?

[Matthew Vernon]

M Watts writes:
 > On 07/02/2010 09:58 AM, M Watts wrote:
 > 
 > > So it's probaly best done as a markup.
 > >
 > >
 > 
 > \markup {  { \italic : } \hspace #-1.25 "?" \hspace #-1.25 { \italic : }}
 > 
 > I found if you use the // on the keyboard, they're too far apart: the 
 > double slash is called a Double Solidus Operator U+2FAD.

Thanks, this is helpful (although you mean U+2AFD). Sadly, lilypond
doesn't seem to have a suitable glyph:

programming error: FT_Get_Glyph_Name () error: invalid argument
continuing, cross fingers
programming error: Glyph has no name, but font supports glyph naming.
Skipping glyph U+10002AFD, file 
/spare/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/fonts/otf/CenturySchL-Roma.otf
continuing, cross fingers
programming error: FT_Get_Glyph_Name () error: invalid argument
continuing, cross fingers
programming error: Glyph has no name, but font supports glyph naming.
Skipping glyph U+10002AFD, file 
/spare/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/fonts/otf/CenturySchL-Roma.otf
continuing, cross fingers

Do I just need a more up-to-date lilypond [I have 2.12.2] , or is this
a system issue?

Many thanks,

Matthew

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