Re: Layout for dummies (fixing staves distances in a system)

[Jayaratna]

Thank you, Mats,

The #(set-global-staff-size 18) works properly: it didn't work for me
because I put it in the wrong place.

I tried the two pass vertical spacing, but still the staves float, even if
the pages now have a better look.

I think I really have to go through this:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Explicit-staff-and-system-positioning#Explicit-staff-and-system-positioning

It still looks very obscure to me, but I'll study it thoroughly and if I
need some more help I'll write again.

Thanks again,
Andrea


Mats Bengtsson-4 wrote:
> 
> Jayaratna wrote:
> 
>>Dear members,
>>
>>I am reading this forum since sometimes, as I am doing my first steps in
>>Lilypond.
>>
>>I am making a score in which I have two systems of eight staves each per
>>page (I managed to do that by setting page size to a3 and shrinking it to
a4
>>on printing it: I guess it's not really proper, but I still have to figure
>>out how to change staves and font size, but this is a different problem).
>>  
>>
> It should be easier to directly reduce the size of the typeset music
> so that it fits on A4 paper, by adding a line like
> #(set-global-staff-size 18)
> at the top of your file (default size is 20), and/or using the first
> option mentioned at 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Fitting-music-onto-fewer-pages#Fitting-music-onto-fewer-pages
> 
>>Lilypond keeps stretching and narrowing the space between staves, so that
my
>>systems are floating up and down on different pages.
>>
>>I found some explanations about this already here in the forum, but, as my
>>english is not good enough and my knowledge of Lilypond is limited, I'd
need
>>some more help.
>>  
>>
> The first thing you should note, is that the spacing mechanisms
> are very different in version 2.11 compared to version 2.10, so
> many of the hints you find in the mailing list archives from the
> last year are not relevant to your version of LilyPond (2.10).
> 
> Otherwise, the relevant information for you can be found at
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Vertical-spacing#Vertical-spacing
> In short, LilyPond tries to be intelligent about the spacing.
> 
>    /Mats
> 
>>Here is my score block:
>>
>>%*****************************Score***********************
>>\score {
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>      \new StaffGroup <<
>>              \new GrandStaff
>>                              <<
>>                              \new Staff { \flautoa}
>>                              \new Staff { \flautob}  
>>                              >>
>>              \new GrandStaff
>>                              <<
>>                              \new Staff { \Violinoa} 
>>                              \new Staff { \Violinob}
>>                              >>
>>              \new Staff { \Viola}
>>              \new Staff { \Continuo}         
>>              \new PianoStaff << \cembalo >>
>>      
>>      
>>                      >>      
>>
>>      \layout{
>>              \context {
>>                      \Score
>>                      \override BarNumber #'padding = #2
>>                      %#(layout-set-staff-size 8)
>>              }
>>      
>>      }
>>%********************************************************
>>
>>How do I get fixed spaces between staves in this code?
>>
>>I am running Lilypond 2.10.33.
>>
>>Thanks for your help,
>>Andrea
>>  
>>
> 
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