Re: Orchestral score

[Reilly]

Sorry to repost this problem so soon, but I really am stumped.

On Jan 7, 2008, at 5:59 AM, address@hidden wrote:

> I am stumped.
>
> I have a score with 22 staves, one system to a page.
>
> I want Lilypond to layout the score so that the the score "fills" the
> page. It would be very nice if the first staff and last staff on each
> page lined up when laid side by side. In other words, I want Lilypond
> to stretch the interstaff spacing appropriately for each page. I have
> searched the manual and the LSR without success. I've tried setting
>
> VerticalAlighment #'max-stretch = #ly:align-interface::calc-max-stretch
>
> without any change.
>
> In particular, the first page is the worst. Lilypond is pushing the
> staves way down (actually off) the page and leaving a large gap at the
> top between the title and the first staff.
>
> I am running 2.11.36.

There is nothing special about the code or music to post. This is a 
different problem from my prior question asking how to even out the 
staves over multiple pages in orchestral parts. The solution offered 
(to set ragged-last-bottom = #f ) worked great.

The issue here is just that in a 32 pages orchestral score, the total 
vertical height of the score increases and decreases with the number of 
ledger lines and text and I find the "look" of the score awkward as I 
read through the pages.

Is there a way to instruct Lilypond to use all the available vertical 
space on a page?

Much obliged.

Jeremiah