Re: anomolous page breaks

[Erik Sandberg]

On Thursday 16 September 2004 20.18, David Bobroff wrote:
> I'm transposing an orchestra part.  I want to keep line/page breaks the
> same as the original part.  To that end I'm using \break and \pageBreak
> (Lilypond 2.3.17). The part should be four pages long with the system
> count being 10, 12, 12, 11.  Instead, I get six pages with the system
> count; 10, 6, 6, 6, 6, 11.  I have placed \break at the end of each line
> to match the original as well as placing \pageBreak at the end of each
> page.  Bug?  Feature?  User error?

I suppose 12 systems don't fit on one page in your case. Then lilypond has no 
other choice than to split of those pages in two. If you really need to keep 
the system layout, you will need to make the notes smaller. E.g. by reducing 
some minimalVerticalExtent or by reducing paper size.

Erik