\time 3/4
a'1_\markup {
- \override #'(font-name . "Vera Bold")
- { Vera Bold }
+ \override #'(font-name . "Bitstream Vera Sans,sans-serif, Oblique Bold")
+ { Vera Oblique Bold }
}
@end lilypond
@cindex listing available fonts
@cindex available fonts, listing
+@var{font-name} can be described using a comma-separated list of @q{fonts}
+and a white-space separated list of @q{styles}.
+As long as the @q{font} in the list is installed
+and contains requested glyph, it will be used,
+otherwise the @emph{next} font in the list will be used instead.
+
@funindex show-available-fonts
Running lilypond with the following option displays a list of all
\paper {
#(define fonts
(make-pango-font-tree "Times New Roman"
- "Nimbus Sans"
+ "Nimbus Sans,Nimbus Sans L"
"Luxi Mono"
(/ staff-height pt 20)))
}