Ah, I thought I’d deleted everything unnecessary, but missed the “system-spacing = “ line. Code re-pasted below. Also, I think the screenshot of the problem didn’t get through so I’ve put it here instead: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlx9ru9x85u92yi/IncipitAlignment.png?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlx9ru9x85u92yi/IncipitAlignment.png?dl=0>
Thanks, M \version "2.22.2" \language "english" incipitwidth = 5 global = { \key g \major } SopranoOne = \relative c'' { e1 | } AltoOne = \relative c'' { R1 | } TenorOne = \relative c' { R1 | } BassOne = \relative c' { R1 | } incipitCantus = \markup { \score { { \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cantus" \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural \override Rest.style = #'neomensural \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural \clef "petrucci-c1" \key f \major \time 4/4 d''1 } \layout { line-width=\incipitwidth indent = 0 } } } incipitAltus = \markup { \score { { \set Staff.instrumentName = "Altus" \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural \override Rest.style = #'neomensural \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural \clef "petrucci-c3" \key f \major \time 4/4 g'1 } \layout { line-width=\incipitwidth indent = 0 } } } incipitTenor = \markup { \score { { \set Staff.instrumentName = "Tenor" \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural \override Rest.style = #'neomensural \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural \clef "petrucci-c4" \key f \major \time 4/4 d'1 } \layout { line-width=\incipitwidth indent = 0 } } } incipitBassus = \markup { \score { { \set Staff.instrumentName = "Bassus" \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural \override Rest.style = #'neomensural \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural \clef "petrucci-f4" \key f \major \time 4/4 g1 } \layout { line-width=\incipitwidth indent = 0 } } } \score { << \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff << \global \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitCantus \clef "G" \new Voice="v1" { \SopranoOne } >> \new Staff<< \global \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitAltus \clef "G" \new Voice="v2" { \AltoOne } >> \new Staff<< \global \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitTenor \clef "G_8" \new Voice="v3" { \TenorOne } >> \new Staff<< \global \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitBassus \clef "F" \new Voice="v4" { \BassOne } >> >> >> } \paper{ indent = 3.5\cm } > On 19 Apr 2022, at 14:31, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > > Martin Baker <martinbake...@mac.com> writes: > >> Hi David. Thanks so much for your quick response. Does the attached code >> help? M >> >> \paper{ >> indent = 3.5\cm >> system-system-spacing = >> } > > Quite better, but what was intended above? That's not valid syntax. > > -- > David Kastrup