2015-02-21 20:55 GMT+01:00 Jim Long <lilyp...@umpquanet.com>:
> I'd like to take just a slight tangent on the recent thread about
> increasing system-system-spacing. I often have scores that show
> up with uneven spacing. A tiny example is attached.
>
> First, is it syntactically correct?
>
> And second, how can I get the system spacing more even?
>
> The example intentionally doesn't alter system-system spacing
> anywhere. Instead, it just uses ragged-last-bottom = ##f. I
> would like the spacing to be equally distributed. There are 8
> gaps between the 9 systems, but the system-system gaps are
> unequal in size.
>
> How can I get the systems to be equally spaced?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
Hi,
instead of trying to explain things, I paste your code with several
comments below.
In general, LilyPonds spacing-engine is a fabulous one, though, and
that's a big "though", it's very hard to understand (and to remember)
how it works and how to get the disered results.
Speaking only for me, I have to _study_ (not a quick glance as mostly,
like "how was that spelled?") the relevant parts of the NR _every_
time I manipulate spacing-settings.
But 'annotate-spacing' is your friend!
\version "2.18.0"
\paper {
ragged-last-bottom = ##t
%% 'annotate-spacing' is your friend
%annotate-spacing = ##t
}
\paper {
%% settings for page-layout
%% the default (taken from paper-defaults-init.ly)
%system-system-spacing =
% #'((basic-distance . 12)
% (minimum-distance . 8)
% (padding . 1)
% (stretchability . 60))
}
melody = \new Staff
%% 'melody' is the lowest context, therefore
%% \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing
%% has no effect
%% use 'system-system-spacing' in \paper as shown above
%% see:
\with {
%% a not valid setting for score-spacing:
\override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
(basic-distance . 100)
(minimum-distance . 100)
(padding . 100)
)
}
\repeat unfold 9 { \repeat unfold 4 { g4 g'' g'' g'' } \break }
harmonies = \new ChordNames
\with {
%% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
%% from NR:
%% "Setting staff-affinity to #f causes a non-staff line to be treated
%% as a staff."
%% Now 'ChordNames' are recognized by the spacing-engine and equal
%% spacing should result, meaning the space between the upper Staff
%% for melody and the ChordNames are always the same (not the space
%% between two melody-Staffs, though.)
%% More, 'VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing' will work now, as a valid
%% setting for score-spacing
%% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = ##f %% default is @code{DOWN}
\override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
(basic-distance . 0.5)
(minimum-distance . 0.5)
(padding . 1)
(stretchability . 0)
)
}
\chordmode {
\repeat unfold 9 { c2 a2:m | f2 g2 | s4 c s a:m | f2 g2 }
}
rhythms = \new RhythmicStaff \with {
\override StaffSymbol.line-count = #0
\override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)
\omit BarLine
\omit TimeSignature
\override NoteHead.style = #'slash
%% a valid setting for score-layout:
\override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
(basic-distance . 1)
(minimum-distance . 1)
(padding . 1)
)
fontSize = #-2
} { % 36 bars
\stemDown
s1*8
s1 s1 | r4 b r b | b r b r
s1*4
s1 s1 | r4 b r b | b r b r
s1*8
s1 s1 | r4 b r b | b r b r
s1 s1 | r4 b r b | b r b r
} % rhythms
\score {
<<
\harmonies
\rhythms
\melody
>>
\layout {
\context { \RhythmicStaff \RemoveEmptyStaves }
}
}
HTH,
Harm
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