Re: Specifying font-series for system font.

[Hans Aikema]

On 31 Dec 2024, at 22:03, Mike iLL Kilmer <mike@mzoo.org> wrote:



Hi all and happy new year.

To overwrite the typeface/font in LyricText I'm doing this:

```words = \lyricmode { 

 \override LyricText.font-name = "American Typewriter" 

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}```

Where "American Typerwriter" is a TrueType font located at `/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/AmericanTypewriter.ttc` and comes up in the output of `#(ly:font-config-display-fonts)`:

family American Typewriter

 American Typewriter:style=Semibold

family American Typewriter

 American Typewriter:style=Bold

family Academy Engraved LET

 Academy Engraved LET:style=Plain

family American Typewriter

 American Typewriter:style=Condensed

Etc...

However I can't seem to get the `bold` or `semibold` series to render:

Have tried various cases and variants on `\override LyricText.font-series = #'bold`.

Seems it's looking for a symbol and not a string.

As always input gratefully appreciated.

–Mike

Based on what's written at

https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/notation/fonts#single-entry-fonts

I would guess that using

%%

\override LyricText.font-name = "American Typewriter Bold" 

%%

would make it work for you