I guess a MWE doesn't always point you in the right direction. The MWE works great. This is how Harm's solution looks in its real context:
[image: image.png] Adding or deleting \temporary and playing with different values for Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration and Score.GraceSpacing.common-shortest-duration didn't solve the problem. Am Mo., 12. Okt. 2020 um 15:53 Uhr schrieb Kieren MacMillan < kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca>: > Hi all, > > Here’s what looks best to me: > > %%% > \version "2.21.2" > > foo = { > \newSpacingSection > \temporary \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t > \temporary \override Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = > #(ly:make-moment 1/20) > \temporary \override Score.GraceSpacing.common-shortest-duration = > #(ly:make-moment 1/64) > } > > unfoo = { > \revert Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing > \revert Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration > \revert Score.GraceSpacing.common-shortest-duration > \newSpacingSection > } > > << > { > \relative c''' { \foo r4 \appoggiatura { cis32 b ais } b4 gis' e > \unfoo } > \relative c''' { r4 \appoggiatura { cis32 b ais } b4 gis' e } > } > \repeat unfold 2 { \relative c'' \repeat unfold 2 { gis8 b gis b } } > >> > %%% > > [Again: Well done, Harm!] > > Cheers, > Kieren. > ________________________________ > > Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) > ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info > ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info > > -- www.martinrinconbotero.com