Re: spacing

[William Rehwinkel via LilyPond user discussion]

Dear Lydia,




Thanks,
-William

On 7/5/23 18:11, Lydia Westerberg wrote:

Sorry, I'm not sure what you want to do to change the spacing. If I add "ragged-right = ##t" inside the \paper block, we can see that the first system takes up much less horizontal space than the other systems when you ignore the stretching out to fill the whole line. What were you hoping to change here?

I want the spacing of the text to be evenly spread out.

Thanks.
Lydia Westerberg


\version "2.18.2"

\paper {
top-margin = 15
  top-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #10
  score-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #12
  system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #9
  last-bottom-spacing #'basic-distance = #10
Page-count = 1


}


global = {
  \key g \major
  \omit Staff.TimeSignature
}

#(set-global-staff-size 24)

sopMusic = \relative c'' {
  \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 g4 a4 b4  c4 c4 c4  \bar"|"
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
b4 b4\bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
a2 a4 a4 g1 \bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 g4  a4 b4 c4  c4 b4 \bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
b4 b4\bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
b4 a2 a2 g2
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 a4 b4  b4 c4 c4 b4 \bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
b4 b4\bar""
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
a2 a2 a2 g1



   \bar "|."

}

sopWords = \lyricmode {
}

altoMusic = \relative c' {
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
 d4 d4 fis4 g4 g4  g4  g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
fis2 fis4 fis4 d1\bar"|"
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
d4 d4 fis4 g4 g4  g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 fis2 fis2 d2
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
d4 fis4 g4  g4  g4 g4  g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
fis2 fis2 fis2 d1

}

altoWords = \lyricmode {
\override LyricHyphen.minimum-distance = #.7
_The a -- pos -- tles' preaching and the

\once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
_faith _for _the Church.
A -- dorned __with _the _robe _of __truth,
\once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
woven__from heavenly
\once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
__the -- ol -- o -- gy,
it __de -- fines __and __glo -- ri -- fies
\once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
the__great__mystery of
\once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
__Or -- tho -- dox -- y.

   }

tenorMusic = \relative c' {
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
 b4 b4 d4  d4 e4 e4 e4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
d4 d4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
c2  c4 c4 b1
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
b4 b4 d4  d4 e4  e4  d4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
d4 d4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
d4 c2 c2 b2
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
b4 d4  d4  d4  e4 e4 d4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
d4 d4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
c2 c2 c2 b1




  }
tenorWords = \lyricmode {
}

bassMusic = \relative c {
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
 g'4 g4  d4  g4 c,4  c4 e4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
d2  d4 d4 g1
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 g4  d4  g4  c,4  e4  g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 d2 d2 g2
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
g4 d4 g4  g4 c,4 e4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
g4 g4
\set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
d2 d2 d2 g1



  }
bassWords = \lyricmode {
}

\markup {
  \column {
\fill-line\smaller { "7th Sunday after Pentecost"}
\vspace#1

    \vspace #.5
\fill-line\normal-text\huge { "Kontakion - Tone 8"}
\vspace #.5
\fill-line {
\line {""}
\line { \smaller  "Bakmetev: Modified LW"}
}
}
}


\score {

  \new ChoirStaff <<
    \new Lyrics = "sopranos" \with {
      % this is needed for lyrics above a staff
      \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
    }
    \new Staff = "women" <<
      \new Voice = "sopranos" {
        \voiceOne
        << \global \sopMusic >>
      }
      \new Voice = "altos" {
        \voiceTwo
        << \global \altoMusic >>
      }
    >>
    \new Lyrics = "altos"
    \new Lyrics = "tenors" \with {
      % this is needed for lyrics above a staff
      \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
    }
    \new Staff = "men" <<
      \clef bass
      \new Voice = "tenors" {
        \voiceOne
        << \global \tenorMusic >>
      }
      \new Voice = "basses" {
        \voiceTwo << \global \bassMusic >>
      }
    >>
    \new Lyrics = "basses"
    \context Lyrics = "sopranos" \lyricsto "sopranos" \sopWords
    \context Lyrics = "altos" \lyricsto "altos" \altoWords
    \context Lyrics = "tenors" \lyricsto "tenors" \tenorWords
    \context Lyrics = "basses" \lyricsto "basses" \bassWords
  >>
}

In the following example, the text in the first system is more spread out than in the second and third and fourth.  \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT fathers'__doctrines__have__established one \fill-line\normal-text\huge { "Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils" }

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