Re: Semibreve rests look like breve rests

[Bockett Hunter]

Thank you!

That did the trick!

Less rest for the wicked now...

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 6:57 PM, David Wright <address@hidden> wrote:

On Wed 11 Nov 2015 at 17:24:54 (-0500), Bockett Hunter wrote:
> When I staff size to 30 or above, semibreve rests fill
> the area between lines, and look like breve rests.
>
> The gap below the rest shows for default staff size 20, but then
> the appearance is very sparse; heavier notes are
> more readable.
>
> \header{
>   title = \markup \center-column { 
>     "semibreve rests look like breve rests" }
> }
>
> global = {
>
>   \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'neomensural
>   \override Voice.NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural
>   \override Voice.Rest #'style = #'neomensural
>   \cadenzaOn % turn off bar lines
>
> }
>
> voiceOneNotes = {
>
>     \clef "petrucci-g"
>     \relative c'{
>
>     d1 r1 d1
>
>     }
> }
>
> \score {
>   \new StaffGroup = choirStaff <<
>     \new Voice =
>       "voiceOneNotes" << \global \voiceOneNotes >>
>   >>
>
>   \layout {
>     #(layout-set-staff-size 30)
>   }
>
> }

Perhaps add
  \with { \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #1.5 }
between choirStaff [sic] and << to increase the line spacing
to taste.

Cheers,
David.