Try putting the commented line above the paper block, or even the book
block and that should sort it out. It’s a LP quirk, not a Haydn quirk.
The commented line *resets* the “fonts” variable. So, after setting it to
Haydn, that line reverts it back to Emmentaler. But if you do the reverse,
it should get you what you want.
And don’t forget the sizing variable at the end of the “define fonts” call.
HTH,
Abraham
On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM Aleksa Jakovljevic <
alex.jakovljevic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was updating some old scores of mine and just noticed that the Haydn
> font doesn't appear to work even though it is installed correctly, unless
> the layout staff size is exactly the default 20. For example:
> \version "2.24.4"
>
> \book {
> \paper {
> #(set-paper-size "letter")
> #(define fonts
> (set-global-fonts
> #:music "haydn"
> #:brace "haydn"
> #:roman "Georgia"
> ))
> %%#(layout-set-staff-size 15.71) %%5.5 mm
> }
>
> \score {
> \relative c' { c4 d e f g a b c }
> }
> }
> Produces this (i.e. font as expected, but staff spacing at 20 pts/7.0 mm):
> [image: image.png]
> If I leave it as is, but I put the commented line back in, I get this
> (i.e. smaller staff size, but the font is the Emmentaler default):
> [image: image.png]
>
> Is this a limitation of the Haydn font or some unexpected bug? I do know
> of a little work-around to get what I want (generating the scores at a
> larger size and rescaling via an external app), but that's obviously
> time-consuming, and I'd expect there should be a way to make this work
> directly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aleksa Jakovljevic,
> harpsichordist / organist / musicologist
> Montreal, Canada
>
>
