James Harkins-2 wrote
> What is the magical incantation to turn on proportional spacing in the
> middle of a score, and then turn it off again?
> 
> The following is not successful in lp 2.16. Two measures are produced,
> and they both use classical spacing. I would have expected the spacing
> to be visibly different after setting the proportional spacing
> properties.
> 
> \version "2.16.1"
> music = \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 2 { c4 c16 c c c } }
> 
> \score {
>   \new Staff {
>     \music
>     \newSpacingSection
>     \set proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
>     \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t
>     \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
>     \music
>   }
> }
> 
> One section of my current piece features aleatoric cadenza-like
> passages for two instruments, and the classical spacing does not look
> good here. But classical spacing is exactly right for the rest of the
> piece.

try 
\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #16

instead of
\set proportionalNotationDuration = 

but don't ask me why!
Eluze



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