From f44fba3ca586333ded5b25ff800b1ab63b54a0ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Morris Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 12:21:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 4776/2 Doc: Usage 1.2: update svg default font info Default svg font-family values are now 'serif' 'sans-serif' and 'monospace' --- Documentation/usage/running.itely | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/usage/running.itely b/Documentation/usage/running.itely index 8ec8310925..9801cfc207 100644 --- a/Documentation/usage/running.itely +++ b/Documentation/usage/running.itely @@ -485,21 +485,22 @@ included. @item @tab @code{svg} @tab Scalable Vector Graphics. -A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Apart from -LilyPond's own music glyphs, no other font information will be included. -Any SVG viewer will therefore require the fonts be available to it for -the proper rendering of both text and lyrics. It is recommended to not -to use font @q{aliases} or @q{lists} in case the SVG viewer is unable to -handle them. When using @emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the -additional @code{--svg-woff} switch is required. +A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Music glyphs +are encoded as vector graphics, but text fonts are @emph{not} embedded +in the SVG files. Any SVG viewer will therefore need the relevant text +fonts to be available to it for proper rendering of both text and +lyrics. It is recommended to not use font @q{lists} or @q{aliases} +in case an SVG viewer is unable to handle them. When using +@emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the additional +@code{--svg-woff} switch is required. @end multitable @noindent @strong{Note for backend svg output:} -LilyPond's default fonts (@code{LilyPond Serif}, -@code{LilyPond Sans Serif} and @code{LilyPond Monospace}) are just -@emph{local} font aliases. Therefore, when using the backend @code{svg} -command you must explicitly define the default fonts in your source +By default in svg output LilyPond will use the generic +@code{font-family} values of @code{serif}, @code{sans-serif}, or +@code{monospace}. Therefore, when using the backend @code{svg} command +you should explicitly define particular default fonts in your source file; @quotation -- 2.39.5