Re: markup on spacing reduces spacing?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
> In the absence of notes/rests, lilypond tries to make guesses as to
> how large a given column is, by using the column extents as a
> fallback.  If you then put very large texts into these columns, the
> result will be strangely spaced.
>
> If you "all notes equally spaced", even when there is no note, put in
> an invisible note.
>
> (resolution: notabug)
>   

Still, a TextScript should not influence the spacing in any way as long as
\emptyText is specified (which it is by default). Also, as Reinhold points
out, it certainly does not make sense that the spacing is decreased when
you add the TextScript.

   /Mats