Re: Reducing spacing round clef between notes

[Paul Hodges]

Thanks!  With that (and lots of fiddling with numbers) I have been able to get spacing nearly as tight as the composer's...   It took quite a while, as the interaction between the settings was hard to figure out, and because the Clef.X-extent in particular appears to change in steps rather than than smoothly (changes in the second decimal place have no effect, it seems).

My basic problem, I think, is that I haven't yet fully understood what of the many, many size and alignment options apply generally to all grobs, and also how they interact.

Anyway, I now have my solution, thanks.  See images to compare before and after.

Paul

From: Kieren MacMillan <kieren@kierenmacmillan.info>
To: Paul Hodges <pwh@cassland.org>
Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
Sent: 09/06/2022 10:38
Subject: Re: Reducing spacing round clef between notes

Hi Paul,

> Any hints?

Maybe something like this?

%%%  SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.23.4"

ignoreClef = {
 \once \override Score.Clef.font-size = #-0.5
 \once \override Score.Clef.X-extent = #'(0 . -0.5)
 \once \override Stem.extra-spacing-width = #'(-2.25 . 0)
 \once \override Score.Clef.extra-offset = #'(-1.125 . 0)
}

\new PianoStaff <<
 \new Staff { \clef bass c16 g \ignoreClef \clef treble c' g' }
 \new Staff { \clef bass c16 g c g }
>>
%%%  SNIPPET ENDS

Hope that helps!
Kieren.

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