Re: short instrument names going off the page

[James E. Bailey]

Am 22.04.2008 um 16:11 schrieb Jonathan Kulp:

> My short instrument names go off the left side of the page.  I've  
> searched the manuals and can't find the tweak or setting to keep  
> this from happening.  Seems like it must be something in the layout  
> block.  The full instrument names print normally within the  
> printable area.  Can anyone point me to the right command to make  
> the short names fit inside the printable area?  Thanks,
>
> Jon
>
> (Lilypond 2.11.44 on Linux)
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I had the exact same problem, I would have submitted something to the  
LSR, but that thing doesn't work for me. I just add
\paper {
        line-width = \paper-width - 20
        horizontal-shift = 5
}
and adjust the values as needed.