Hi Kieren,
Am Dienstag, den 11.04.2017, 10:29 -0400 schrieb Kieren MacMillan:
> Hi Mirko,
> 
> > 
> > thanks a lot for the many and prompt answers I received.
> It’s a great list, this one!
Indeed it is. 
> > 
> > I see now that I wasn't able to find this solution myself as I didn't know 
> > the name of the corresponding property (or what is it called?) in the 
> > lyrics context. 
> > I. e. I didn't know what the analogue of  "Staff.TimeSignature.font-name" 
> > for a lyrics context is called. Is there an overview somewhere that shows 
> > all property names of the different contexts?
> > 

> 
> 
> Let’s say you’re looking in the Notation guide for lyrics stuff, e.g. 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/techniques-specific-to-lyrics>.
> >.
> 
> At the end of each section/subsection, there is usually a “See also” section, 
> which usually includes an "Internals Reference” link — in this case, there is 
> a link to <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/internals/lyrics>.
> >.
> 
> There, you will find a whole whack of information about the settings and 
> parameters for the Lyrics context. (n.b. In the left-hand navigation column, 
> you can also see all the other contexts.) One important thing you learn is 
> that “this context creates the following layout object(s)”, which in this 
> case includes LyricText 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/internals/lyrictext>.
> >.
> 
> There you find all of the properties and settings, either “locally” (i.e., 
> set here), or available through “interfaces”, listed at the bottom. THERE, 
> you will find that LyricText inherits properties from the font-interface 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/internals/font_002dinterface>.
> >.
> 
> Here — finally — you find the user-settable property called “font-name”. 
> Which is what we can set, as I demonstrated.
> 
> Essentially the same chain of links can be followed from any Notation guide 
> page dealing with time signatures (e.g., 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2..19/Documentation/notation/displaying-rhythms#time-signature>),
>  leading to the analogue Staff.TimeSignature.font-name.
> >), leading to the analogue Staff.TimeSignature.font-name.
> 
> 

This is precisely what I was looking for - thanks a lot.
Best, Mirko

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