Re: minimumVerticalExtent.ly again

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > ???  *You* told me in a previous mail to use the minimumVerticalExtent
> > property to solve my problem!
>
> I seem to have lost that email. Are you sure?

Yes.

>
> >   \set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-10 . 10)
> >
> > with
> >
> >   \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-10 . 10)
> >
> > in minimumVerticalExtent.ly and I get
> >
> >    warning: Can't find property type-check for `minimum-Y-Extent'
> >             (backend-type?).  Perhaps you made a typing error?
>
> You might want to employ initiative of your own, for example by
> closely reading the suggestion "Perhaps you made a typing error?"

:-) Anyway, you haven't tried my example, haven't you (see below)?
While the warning vanishes, the effect is the same -- the vertical
distances are set to the absolute minimum which is plain wrong.


    Werner


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music = \relative c' {
          c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
        }


\score {
  <<
    \context Staff = i {
      \music
      \music
\override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-10 . 10)
      \music
    }

    \context Staff = ii {
      \music
      \music
      \music
    }

    \context Staff = iii {
      \music
      \music
      \music
    }
  >>

  \paper {
    \context {
      \Staff
      minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-4 . 4)
    }

    indent = 0.0\mm
    linewidth = 70.0\mm
  }
}

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