On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 3:10 AM, Andrew Bernard [via Lilypond] < ml-node+s1069038n187069...@n5.nabble.com> wrote:
> Hi Abraham, > > Thanks for this explanation. Now that I have read up on this, for TrueType > at least, I see that FUnits, or font units are used, and that there are a > given number of units-per-em for a specific design, say 1000 or 2048 and so > on. I can’t find much reference to em-units - to me that suggests 'units of > em’s'. Would it not be units per em? I assume this is what you are > referring to, that fonts designed for lilypond are made with a metric of > 1000 font units per em. > It's definitely possible I'm using improper terminology. What you are saying is probably more accurate. I guess there isn't a consensus as to what to call the font units (not that they need to). So, yes, in music fonts, a staff height has traditionally been 1000 units-per-em. Thanks for correcting me. Best, Abraham -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Noteheads-slightly-too-large-tp184659p187084.html Sent from the Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
