Hi Aaron,
The \override doesn't seem to make any difference to the output.
Well, since you applied it to a skip (and not a rest), I'm not surprised! ;-)
I've attached a sample of what I was suggesting. Hope this helps! Kieren. %%%%%%%%%% \version "2.11.57" \paper { ragged-right = ##t } original = \relative c'' { c4 d s2 | e4 f g a } fixed = \relative c'' { \override Rest #'transparent = ##t \override Rest #'X-extent = #'(2 . -2) c4 d r2 | e4 f g a \override Rest #'X-extent = #'(1 . -1) c,4 d r2 | e4 f g a \override Rest #'X-extent = #'(0 . 0) c,4 d r2 | e4 f g a } \markup { "ORIGINAL:" } \score { \original } \markup { "FIXED (THREE WIDTHS):" } \score { \fixed } %%%%%%%%%% _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user