RE: Page Layout Help

[Fairchild]

Ted -

Try this structure, which works in v 2.4.3, somewhat unpredictably:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                \paper {
betweensystempadding = -.10\in
betweensystemspace   = 0.30\in
                }%end paper
                \score {
        \layout {
\context { \Staff minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-5.0 . +5.0) }
        }%end layout
  .  .  .
                }%end score
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Absolute minimumVerticalExtent line values less than 5 don't make the
spacing any smaller.  However, the -.10 makes the 0.30 enter the equation.
To implement::
 1) leave out the minimumVerticalExtent line, 
 2) set betweensystempadding to a negative number on the range -0.9 to -0.1,
 3) adjust betweensystemspace until the staff spacing is slightly too small,
then
 4) set minimumVerticalExtent values to 5's through 10's to enlarge the
spacing to suit.

Individual staff spacing can be selectively enlarged with the \markup
construct,
 e.g. \markup{ "" \raise #<n> "" }

                                   - Bruce

-----Original Message-----
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Ted Fulk
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:44 AM
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Subject: Page Layout Help


Hey everyone,
 
I have been typesetting some renaissance choir music with beautiful results,
except for the overall page layout. It would be great if the manual could
have some more information about page layout and complete working examples
(i.e., not just a small code snippet that lacks context).
 
In the following example, I told \paper what I would like the bottom margin
to be, but it always ignores it and prints almost to the bottom of the page.
 
Thanks in advance,
Ted