Re: small blank space just after clef/time signs for example

[Robin Bannister]

MonAmiPierrot wrote:
> I also would like to be given the possibility to put the blank space
> between different examples from the same musical context


For big gaps you can use \stopStaff and \startStaff and put
suitable spacer rests in between.


For small gaps you could try misusing the BreathingSign:

|   severStaff = {
|     \once \override BreathingSign #'text =
|       \markup \whiteout \with-dimensions #'(0 . 1) #'(-4.5 . 0.5) \null
|     \breathe
|   }

where the 1 is saying how wide the gap should be.
To use this right at the beginning you need to precede it with
a small spacer rest like s8.


There is an tempo example at NR 5.1.5 Style Sheets
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/Style-sheets#Style-sheets
which has the indication over the clef.
But positioning with #'extra-offset may cause problems.

An easy way to put text above the clef is
to have a RehearsalMark before the music starts.
|    \mark \markup "Allegro"


Cheers,
Robin