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Re: Probably again: spacing problems with lyrics
From: |
Trevor Daniels |
Subject: |
Re: Probably again: spacing problems with lyrics |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 00:20:43 -0000 |
Hi Marc
> I have (again) problems understanding the spacing between lyrics and
> staves below. Attaced is an example with three stanzas, and I want to
> increase the distance between the lowest lyric line and the next
> saff line.
>
> IIUC, it is some nonstaff-nonrelated-staff thingy, but if I follow
> the instructions in the NR, nothing changes :-(
>
> What am I doing wrong here? The spacing system is still mysterious
> to me ...
You're using the spacing controls for spacing _within_ a system.
You need the ones for spacing _between_ systems. These are
paper variables. Try
\paper {
system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = 50
}
and for more refinement see
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/flexible-vertical-spacing-paper-variables
Trevor