Hello Aaron, everyone,
I finally resolved this issue without the use of any additional hacks. It
was necessary to set
\override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/4)
This 'squishes' everything together.
Many thanks,
mattfong
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 8:07 PM Matthew Fong <oxen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Aaron,
>
> In fact, I did try that early on. It fixed the note spacings for every
> line, except the last line. Deeper into the hole with this spacing stuff
> ....
>
> I did notice that for pieces with more systems, messing with the scaling
> of the final Amen would have no impact. I have to change the *first*
> multi-note neume to use a denominator of 8 or 16, rather than the
> denominator of 5, and everything magically snaps to. So I duplicated the
> syllable function and use a larger denominator value, and gave it a name so
> I could spot where I use the work-around.
>
>
> Many thanks,
> mattfong
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM Aaron Hill <lilyp...@hillvisions.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2020-10-20 12:07 pm, Matthew Fong wrote:
>> > I've been a little puzzled by a LilyPond layout issue. I apologize in
>> > advance for the long example, so I have included the input .ly files,
>> > and
>> > sample output. The files will require some commenting and uncommenting
>> > of
>> > appropriate sections.
>> >
>> > Many thanks in advances for any insights.
>> >
>> > *Issue*
>> > Two-and-more note neume spacing using \syllable function is affected by
>> > some interaction of the *first* syllable, and the *final* Amen. It
>> > seems
>> > like LilyPond can squeeze the notes much closer together, as is seen
>> > when
>> > \syllable is not used at all (but does not result in consistent note
>> > spacing).
>>
>> Sorry, I do not have much time to dig in further.
>>
>> I notice one difference is the system count. Have you tried forcing the
>> system count to three to see if LilyPond opts for tighter spacing?
>>
>> %%%%
>> \paper { system-count = 3 }
>> %%%%
>>
>> I suspect that spacing may be just at a cusp where it could fit to three
>> systems but LilyPond decides to throw in a fourth system. Thus then the
>> notes are forced to space further apart to fill the extra system.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>>
>> -- Aaron Hill
>>
>
