Re: change default horizontal spacing

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi James,

> While I'm not particularly fond of how wide the spacing in the  
> earlier example is,
> I prefer it to the spacing in the later example. So, I'm starting  
> to wonder
> about how I can get somwhere in between.

I fear you're comparing apples to oranges: from the sample documents  
you posted, it seems clear that the earlier document was specifically  
stretched to fill the whole page, whereas the later document wasn't.

For example, try this code in your current version, and you'll find  
it's essentially identical to the earlier version:

\header {  title = "A scale in LilyPond"}
\paper { ragged-right = ##f }
\relative {\time 3/4  c\ppp d\pp e\p f\mp g\mf a\f b c\ff d\fff }

In other words, make sure you're comparing similar outputs before  
changing something like the "default horizontal spacing".

Of course, If you really *do* want to change the DHS, there's lots of  
information on how to do it in the documentation!

Regards,
Kieren.