Re: Vertical space above ossia

[Walter Garcia-Fontes]

* Ben, address@hidden [17/05/18 16:39]:
> On 5/17/2018 10:13 AM, Walter Garcia-Fontes wrote:
> > * 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?
> > > > 
> > 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.
> > 
> 
> (see attached) :)
> 
> Oh, now I understand. Then just do this:
> 
>   \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing =
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.19.32"
> 
> \new Staff = "main" \relative {
> \repeat unfold 12 {  c''4 b d c} \break
> \repeat unfold 12 {  c4 b d c}
>   <<
>     { c4 b d c }
> 
>     \new Staff \with {
> 
>       \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
>       alignAboveContext = #"main"
>       \magnifyStaff #2/3
>       firstClef = ##f
>     \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing =
>     #'(
>         (basic-distance . 0)
>         (minimum-distance . 0)
>         (padding . .5)
>         (stretchability . 90)
>         )
>     }
>     { e4 d f e }
>   >>
> \break
> \repeat unfold 4 {  c4 b d c}
>   c4 b c2
> }
> 
> \paper {
>   system-system-spacing =
>     #'((basic-distance . 12)
>        (minimum-distance . 1)
>        (padding . 1)
>        (stretchability . 6))
> }

Thanks, that looks better. There is still in my opinion too much space
above the ossia, and if you want to make the staffs equally space,
this imposes a large space between them. 

Is it impossible to tweak the vertical space above the ossia at all?

-- 
Walter Garcia-Fontes
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat