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

[Urs Liska]

Am 11.07.2014 09:29, schrieb David Kastrup:
> Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Am 11.07.2014 09:20, schrieb David Kastrup:
> > > Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > > > Am 11.07.2014 09:10, schrieb David Kastrup:
> > > > > Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think the salient point is to provide the infrastructure where you can
> > > > > install a font by dropping a number of files in directories, and then
> > > > > have a standard way of accessing them.
> > > > >
> > > > > The "drop a number of files in directories" part can ultimately be done
> > > > > by using GUILEv2 functionality for downloading content via HTTP.  As
> > > > > long as that is not in place, just unarchiving a font tar or zip file in
> > > > > the right place would work, possibly helped with some scripts based on
> > > > > wget or similar.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not really sure what you mean.
> > > > Does that mean you suggest incorporating that in the LilyPond installer?
> > >
> > > No.
> >
> > I would have wondered...
> > But what are you implying then?
>
> I am not implying anything beyond what I wrote.  If you don't understand
> some particular sentence I wrote, please point out what problem you have
> interpreting it.  I don't see a point in rewriting my entire posting in
> different ways until the problem magically goes away.

You make clear what would be necessary to provide a convenient way to 
get and install additional fonts to be used by LilyPond (provided 
Abraham's function has been integrated to LilyPond).
What I don't get is what your opinion is about to what extent this 
should actually be integrated into LilyPond's downloads/installation 
routines. I see several options (without claiming to have a complete list):
- let LilyPond try to download and install fonts on LilyPond installation
- provide a script in LilyPond's download that can do that on request
- add information on usage and installation of alternate fonts to 
LilyPond's documentation
- add information of usage and a reference to a to-be-decided location 
where additional fonts can be got from.