Re: two beginners questions

[mj]

Hi Phil,

Thanks for your reply. The page you reference (which I read) is where I 
found the code that I used:

> \new FretBoards {
>     % Set global properties of fret diagram
>     \override FretBoards.FretBoard.size = #'1.2

This DOES take effect in my main file like this:
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new ChordNames \chordNames
>     \new FretBoards {
>       \override FretBoards.FretBoard.size = #0.8
>       \chordNames
>     }
>     \new Staff <<
>       \new Voice = "Sop" { \melodySop }
>       \new Voice = "Alt" { \melodyAlt }
>     >>
>         \new Staff { \melodyBas }
>   >>
> }

But I would like to put this setting into my global include.ly file, 
like I did with the ChordName font-size:

> \layout {
>   indent = 0\cm
>   \context { \ChordNames
>  \override ChordName #'font-size = #-2
>   }
>   \context { \FretBoards
>   \override FretBoards.FretBoard.size = #0.8
>   }
>   \context {
>     \Score
>     \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
>   }
> }

but there is seems to be ignored.

So perhaps my question should have been:
Why would the information I learned from the lilypond docs work in my 
main file, but stop working when I put it in a 'global' included file?

(while a similar setting in the same included file DOES seem to work)
("ChordName #'font-size = #-2")

MJ