Re: Vertical space above ossia

[Walter Garcia-Fontes]

* Ben, address@hidden [17/05/18 15:52]:
> On 5/17/2018 9:34 AM, Walter Garcia-Fontes wrote:
> > * Ben, address@hidden [17/05/18 12:05]:
> > > On 5/17/2018 2:01 AM, Walter Garcia-Fontes wrote:
> > > > I'm having trouble eliminating vertical space above an Ossia
> > > > snippet. This is the example of the manual, augmented to extend over
> > > > multiple lines:
> > > > 
> > \version "2.19.32"
> > 
> > 
> > \new Staff = "main" \relative {
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c''4 b d c} \break
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c4 b d c}
> >    <<
> >      { c4 b d c }
> > 
> >      \new Staff \with {
> >        \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
> >        alignAboveContext = #"main"
> >        \magnifyStaff #2/3
> >        firstClef = ##f
> >       \override VerticalAxisGroup #'default-staff-staff-spacing = #'(
> > (basic-distance . 0)
> > (minimum-distance . 0)
> > (padding . 1.5)
> > (stretchability . 90) )
> >      }
> >      { e4 d f e }
> >    >>
> > \break
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c4 b d c}
> >    c4 b c2
> > }
> > 
> > > > The vertical distance above the ossia I could not reduce no matter how
> > > > much I tweaked the numbers in the override, and so the distance
> > > > between the two lines with ossia in the middle is different from the
> > > > rest. I also tried "staff-staff-spacing" instead of
> > > > "default-staff-staff-spacing" but there is no change.
> > > > 
> > > > Is it possible to reduce the vertical distance above the ossia? I
> > > > gave up and ended up doing the ossia with music included in a markup,
> > > > for the markup I know how to tweak all vertical distances.
> > > > 
> > > You could always try to approach from the paper block? :) Does that work 
> > > for
> > > your needs?
> > [snippet erased]
> > 
> > > \paper {
> > >    system-system-spacing =
> > >      #'((basic-distance . 10)
> > >         (minimum-distance . 1)
> > >         (padding . 1)
> > >         (stretchability . 6))
> > > }
> > > 
> > The problem is that the vertical distance between line 1 and 2 is larger 
> > than
> > between lines 2 and 3. I would like it to be equal for all lines. I
> > can achieve  this with the "markup" below, but not with the way the
> > manual suggests to do "ossia":
> > 
> > \version "2.19.32"
> > 
> > 
> > \new Staff = "main" \relative {
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c''4 b d c} \break
> > c4 b d c c^\markup {
> >      \score {
> >      \new Staff \with {
> >        \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
> >        alignAboveContext = #"main"
> >        \magnifyStaff #2/3
> >        firstClef = ##f
> >      }
> >    \relative c''  { e4 d f e  \bar "|"}
> >    \layout { }
> >   }
> > }
> > \repeat unfold 2 {  c4 b d c} \break
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c4 b d c} \break
> > \repeat unfold 4 {  c4 b d c} \break
> >    c4 b c2
> > }
> > 
> > 
> 
> I'm confused...in that case, along with my paper block suggestion, couldn't
> you just tweak the
> 
>   \override VerticalAxisGroup #'default-staff-staff-spacing = #'(
> (basic-distance . 6)
> (minimum-distance . 0)
> (padding . 1.5)
> (stretchability . 90) )
> 
> to get the general spacing you wish? Both blocks together should be what you
> want. No?

Thanks Ben,

This is exactly what I try in my snippet. I've also tried to put the
override in the general score and in the paper block, but those lines
refuse to get closer no matter what I try.

-- 
Walter Garcia-Fontes
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat