Re: beginning-of-measure padding value?

[Mats Bengtsson]

In this specific example, it seems that you have an extremely wide
key signature in one stave and none at all in the other stave. This is
a typical situation where you want to use
\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'average-spacing-wishes = ##f
since by default, LilyPond takes an average value of the ideal spacing for
each separate stave (see also
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2005-12/msg00043.html,
which shows that this specific problem has been present at least since 
version 2.6).

  /Mats

Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hello, all --
>
> > I hope you have seen the earlier followups in this email thread [...]
>
> Fair enough, but it's a *lot* more work in recent versions to have a 
> acceptable-looking score (with respect to initial measure spacing) 
> than it was in previous versions.
>
> For example, I've included a screenshot of untweaked Lilypond output 
> for an instrumental part I cranked out yesterday -- you'll see that 
> the initial spacing is totally unacceptable without a good deal of 
> tweaking (the rests are almost completely swallowed by the key 
> signature); in other parts of the score, it is nearly impossible to 
> distinguish the barline from the left-hand side of the leading flat; etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Kieren.
>
> p.s. Once the show opens (this weekend), and I have more time, I'll 
> submit specific bug reports...
>
>
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