Re: Entering (lute) tablature

[David Kastrup]

"Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote Sunday, March 19, 2017 10:11 PM
>
>> Here is my version using
>>
>> \new TabStaff \with { stringTunings = \lute-tuning
>>   tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
>>   fretLabels = \markuplist \bold \fontsize #3 \lower #0.2
>>   { 𝔞 𝔟 𝔠 𝔡 𝔢 𝔣 𝔤 𝔥 𝔦 𝔨 𝔩 𝔪 𝔫 𝔬 𝔭 }
>>  } \content
>>
>> (\bold does not seem to work, however):
>
> Much nicer.
>
> Re font-embedding, the attached uses the characters you suggested above, 
> in a pdf produced  by LP running in Frescobaldi (if that matters).  Is there
> a problem with font embedding now?

Looks ok in either viewer.  On second thought, maybe I exaggerated the
font size a bit.  A bit smaller will likely end up more rather than less
readable.

> (BTW, on second thoughts, I think the smudge could be an e - note A - as 
> shown here.)

Musically maybe, but the graphics don't support that: there is a
"proper" e right below and it has a different horizontal position and
quite dissimilar inking.

-- 
David Kastrup