Re: Overriding Y-extent of Clef doesn't work with v2.17.10

[mike]

On 6 févr. 2013, at 09:31, Keith OHara <address@hidden> wrote:

> Thomas Morley <thomasmorley65 <at> googlemail.com> writes:
> 
>> 
>> in some situations I used to override the Y-extent of the Clef.
>> 
>> With 2.17.10 it doesn't work any more.
>> 
> 
> I noticed this, too, and found the change that caused it.
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-01/msg00559.html
> 
> Now that I think more about it, I see a reasonable way to make it work again:
> 
> verticalSpace = {
>    \override Staff.Clef #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-20 . 20)
>    \override Staff.Clef #'vertical-skylines = #'() }
> 
> This is good, because it minimum-X-extent is very useful for getting extra
> space just where you need it.
> 

There is also:

\override Staff.Clef #'vertical-skylines = 
#ly:grob::simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents

which uses the extent of the clef instead of the shape to calculate vertical 
skylines.

Cheers,
MS