Re: minimumVerticalExtent & minimum-Y-extent

[Mats Bengtsson]

Frédéric Moinard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm beginning with 2.10: 3 voices + verses, and I'd like to keep the 
> default distance between music and verse 1 but a shorter vertical 
> spacing between the next lines of lyrics.
>
> I found that
> \layout  {
>   \context {
>     \Lyrics
>     minimumVerticalExtent = #'(0 . 0)
>   }
> }
>
> didn't do anything... but that
That's correct. This syntax was removed in version 2.7.14. If you have 
it an old .ly file,
and update it using convert-ly, then you should automatically get the 
new relevant syntax
(which you use below).
> \layout  {
>   \context {
>     \Lyrics
>       \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
>
>   }
> }
>
> was 'working'.
Yes, but as you have seen, it redefines all Lyric contexts in the score.
> Now, how do I keep the 'above default spacing' for the first verse?
To do settings for only one specific instantiation of a context, use the 
\with construct:
\new Lyrics \with {\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 
. 0) }
 { Here comes the ly -- rics }

   /Mats