Re: again, full score layout problem

[Janek Warchoł]

Hi,

2011/4/4 胡海鹏 - Hu Haipeng <address@hidden>
>
> Again for the full score pagination. A professor first tried to read a4 
> version,
> and he must use a magnifying glass. I then compiled the a3 version
> (the link below, containing all score/parts/code/midi files).
> He said that it's actually not the problem of paper size,
> since many large scores are printed in just a4 but look very clear.
> I'm puzzled, since Lilypond always produce the most beautiful and clear music.
> Please check my full score, and tell me what' wrong with the appearance.
> http://www.darajan2.com/douban/Haipeng/Celebration%20Overture.zip

I'm not familiar with large orchestral scores (honestly i haven't see
any in real life, only some on computer), but i have an idea: there is
a lot of unused vertical space in the score you posted - almost all
pages have 20% or more whitespace at the bottom. What font size have
you used on that a4 version? I tried 11.5 and it worked quite well -
there is less unused vertical space compared to what you posted (of
course at the expense of page count).
Do you have some example of good LilyPond-made orchestral score, so we
can compare it to this overture?
Also there might be one more thing - beam width. Contrary to line
thickness, relative beam width doesn't change with font size: because
of that beams are less and less distinct from staff lines when font
size gets smaller.

Hope that helps,
Janek