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-rw-r--r--mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in6
-rw-r--r--scm/font.scm5
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in b/mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in
index c26183f754..e32baf8147 100644
--- a/mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in
+++ b/mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
- <!-- Define LilyPond default fonts -->
+ <!--
+ Define LilyPond default fonts. Where a character doesn't exist in the
+ first font listed, the next font listed will be used instead for that
+ character. Also see scm/font.scm.
+ -->
<alias binding="strong">
<family>LilyPond Serif</family>
diff --git a/scm/font.scm b/scm/font.scm
index 82f6d48990..cad14c9ec5 100644
--- a/scm/font.scm
+++ b/scm/font.scm
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ used. This is used to select the proper design size for the text fonts.
; "emmentaler", "sans-serif", and "monospace", respectively. All fonts are
; still accesible through the usual scheme symbols: 'feta, 'roman, 'sans, and
; 'typewriter.
+;
+; Note that 'LilyPond Serif', 'LilyPond Sans Serif' and 'Lilypond Monospace'
+; are aliases that are defined in mf/lilypond-fonts.conf.in (source file)
+; or fonts/lilypond-fonts.conf (installed file).
+
(define*-public (set-global-fonts #:key
(music "emmentaler")
(brace "emmentaler")