Re: Non-justified plainchant (Gregorian and modern notation)

[Mats Bengtsson]

Have you tried
\paper{ raggedright = ##t}
See 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.2/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Page-layout.html#Page%20layout

   /Mats

Benjamin D. Smedberg wrote:
> I am new to Lilypond, having been a user of Finale for many years. I am 
> a relatively experienced programmer, having extensive experience within 
> the Mozilla project. I have several questions, but I'll start out with 
> something I hope is fairly simple:
>
> I do quite of bit of engraving in plainchant, both modern and Gregorian. 
> I have not discovered a layout mode which does not justify the music on 
> each line. In plainchant, the staff lines should extend to the end of 
> each line, but the actual notes and text should be spaced and engraved 
> as if it were left-justified (except for the custos). Does this mode 
> already exist, and I missed it? Or is it something that should exist as 
> a scheme extension, and can I get guidance on how I could code that?
>
> --Benjamin Smedberg
> Director of Music, St. Patrick Church: Washington, DC
>
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