\paper statements in score

[karim haddad]

Hi

i don't believe this to be a bug (or is it one ?)

using lilypond-book  in the doc it is clearly stated "Only the first  
\score of a LilyPond block is processed."

so i believe that the \paper block won't work.
how to use then :

\paper {
  systemSeparatorMarkup = \slashSeparator
  #(define page-breaking ly:optimal-breaking)
  between-system-space = 3.5\cm
  between-system-padding = #5
  ragged-bottom=##t
  ragged-last-bottom=##f
}

inside a score block?
using it in layout doesn't work .
Any ideas.

It should be used since the space berween systems are really narrow  
and while using lyrics, these are very close to the bottom system. Is  
it a bug or is there a workaround ?

THanx
Karim