Re: Custom paper size

[Jan-Peter Voigt]

Hello Joe,

I sometimes use this:
--snip--
#(set! paper-alist (cons '("wide" . (cons (* 15 cm) (* 3 cm))) paper-alist))
\paper {
  #(set-paper-size "wide")
}

\score {
  \relative c'' {
    bes4 a c b
  }
}
--snip--

this creates a paper "wide" of width 15cm and height 3cm.
This format is joined to the global paper-alist and can then get called 
in a paper block.

HTH
Cheers, Jan-Peter

On 06.02.2012 12:03, Joseph Haig wrote:
> Is it possible to set a custom paper size by specifying dimensions?
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Paper-size
> seems to suggest that the only way is to manually edit the paper.scm
> file.
>
> What I want to do is have a very wide page so that an entire piece can
> fit on a single stave. The reason for this is to produce a video to go
> along with the music that shows a single stave scrolling left and this
> seems to be the best way to do it. I would be grateful to hear if
> anyone has done this sort of thing before or knows of a better way.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe
>
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