Re: Why the whole bar rests wider and can't I change the width?

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> Am 11.08.2021 um 12:13 schrieb Thomas Morley <thomasmorley65@gmail.com>:
> 
> Am Mi., 11. Aug. 2021 um 07:51 Uhr schrieb takumi ikeda <iqed@de-dicto.net>:
>> 
>> \version "2.22.1"
>> 
>> {
>>  \clef bass
>>  \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
>>  r1 r4
>>  r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
>>  r1 r4
>> }
>> 
>> % The whole bar rests below are too wide.
>> {
>>  \clef bass
>>  \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
>>  R4*5
>>  r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
>>  R4*5
>> }
>> 
> 
> The spacing is under control of the SpacingSpanner. In your example
> the shortest notes/rests are 1/32, the largest 4*5.
> Thus the common-shortest-duration is small and the spacing of the MMRs
> is calculated in multiples of the 1/32 spacing.
> (Disclaimer: this is a shortened explanation).
> 
> Whether the MMR-spacing is too wide is a matter of taste, imho.
> 
> Though, there are possibilities to change the behaviour.
> 
> (1) Manually change common-shortest-duration
> {
>  \override Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration =
> #(ly:make-moment 1/20)
>  \clef bass
>  \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
>  R4*5
>  r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
>  R4*5
> }
> Ofcourse 1/32-spacing is directly affected as well.
> 
> (2) use \newSpacingSection and adjust MultiMeasureRest.bound-padding
> \newSpacingSection will start a new SpacingSpanner. Thus
> common-shortest-duration will be recalculated.
> MultiMeasureRest.bound-padding could be used to adjust MMR-spacing to taste.
> {
>  \override MultiMeasureRest.bound-padding = 3
>  \clef bass
>  \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
>  \newSpacingSection
>  R4*5
>  \newSpacingSection
>  r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
>  \newSpacingSection
>  R4*5
> }
> This is the most laborious method, giving detailed control, though.
> 
> HTH,
>  Harm
> 


You also can make usage of proportional notation if that maybe suits your needs.

\version "2.22.1"



{
 \clef bass
 \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
 r1 r4
 r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
 r1 r4
}

% The whole bar rests below are too wide.
{
 \clef bass
 \time 5/4 r8 r16. g32 f32 a32 d32 a32 r8 r2 r4
 R4*5
 r2 f32 d32 g32 a,32 a32 r16. r4 r4
 R4*5
}


\layout {indent = 0\cm
    \context { \Score
        
         proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1/24)
}}