improved display of chord names

Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:49:50 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.devel,gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Folks,


Merge Request !2972 aims to improve the display of chord names, in
particular the display of accidentals, by using text variants of
accidental glyphs.

  https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/2972

Attached you can find two images that show the current and the planned
appearance of some chords.

Please comment.


    Werner


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Chords = \chordmode {
  c4 c4:maj7.11+ b4:7.5+9+ es4:2 |
  g4:m dis4:maj7 a4:dim7 a4:aug |
}

<<
  \new ChordNames \Chords
  \new Staff \Chords
>>
chords-current.png (image/png, 24.8 KB) - not displayed
chords-planned.png (image/png, 24.7 KB) - not displayed