RE: horizontal spacing

[Ed Ardzinski]

I'm sure there is a lot ways to get things stretched out.  If you are using chord mode to get chord symbols to print, and the chord has a long name something like this can cause problems:
 
c4:11+^7 c:11+^7 c:11+^7 c:11+^7
 
four quarter notes of a C add9/add#11...
 
The engraver apparently tries to space things that the long chord name can fit in four times in a measure even if you set the chord changes to only show when a chord changes or the stave changes.  I've worked around this in chord mode by putting a lot of rests in ad only putting chord symbols in when absolutely necessary.  So the above becomes:
 
c4:11+^7 r2.

and the engraver spaces things to only have to fit the chord name in once.
 
HTH

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> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:53:31 -0700
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: horizontal spacing
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>
> Hello everybody.
>
> I have a problem where when I copy the simple examples in the tutorial my
> notes come out spread from one side of the pdf view to the next. It's all
> accurate otherwise, but it's s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out.
> And not exactly as shown in the tutorial.
> I've read much of the "horizontal spacing" topic in the manual but don't
> find my particular disorder answered.
> I find it hard to believe I have to apply the steps outlined in the
> horizontal spacing section everytime I'd like a normal/typical amount of
> spacing for my computer and for my notation (type).
> I use just a Notepad text editor.
> Should I be using JEdit or some other alternative?
> I've researched several ways to phrase this in the search box but haven't
> found the key just yet.
> Can anyone help get me rolling?
>
> Thank-you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jay
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