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This may be changed in two ways: <p>To set the staff size globally for all scores in a file (or in a <code>book</code> block, to be precise), use <code>set-global-staff-size</code>. <pre class="example">#(set-global-staff-size 14) </pre> <p class="noindent">This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height and scales all fonts accordingly. <p>To set the staff size individually for each score, use <pre class="example">\score{ ... \layout{ #(layout-set-staff-size 15) } } </pre> <p>The Feta font provides musical symbols at eight different sizes. Each font is tuned for a different staff size: at a smaller size the font becomes heavier, to match the relatively heavier staff lines. The recommended font sizes are listed in the following table: <blockquote> <p><table summary=""> <tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%"><b>font name</b> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"><b>staff height (pt)</b> </td><td valign="top" width="22%"><b>staff height (mm)</b> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"><b>use</b> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta11 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">11.22 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">3.9 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">pocket scores <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta13 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">12.60 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">4.4 </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta14 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">14.14 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">5.0 </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta16 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">15.87 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">5.6 </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta18 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">17.82 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">6.3 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">song books <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta20 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">20 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">7.0 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">standard parts <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta23 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">22.45 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">7.9 </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%">feta26 </td><td valign="top" width="20%">25.2 </td><td valign="top" width="22%">8.9 </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <!-- modern rental material? --> <br></td></tr></table> </blockquote> <p>These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property <code>fontSize</code> and the layout property <code>staff-space</code> (in <a name="index-StaffSymbol-2534"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/StaffSymbol.fr.html#StaffSymbol">StaffSymbol</a>) can be used to tune the size for individual staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size. <pre class="example"> </pre> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5> <p class="indent"> <p>This manual: <a href="Selecting-notation-font-size.fr.html#Selecting-notation-font-size">Selecting notation font size</a>. <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">Known issues and warnings</h5> <p><code>layout-set-staff-size</code> does not change the distance between the staff lines. <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="Score-layout.fr.html#Score-layout">Score layout</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Music-layout.fr.html#Music-layout">Music layout</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> Cette page documente LilyPond-2.11.57 (branche de développement). <br> <address> Rapportez toute anomalie en français à <a href="mailto:lilypond-user-fr@gnu.org">lilypond-user-fr@gnu.org</a> ou en anglais à <a href="http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs">http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs</a> </address> <br> Vos <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">suggestions à propos de la documentation</a> sont les bienvenues. </font> </p> </div> </BODY></html>