Re: how to force shortened staff lines?

[Bric]

On 09/16/2014 08:44 PM, Knute Snortum wrote:
> This seems to work fine for me:
>
> %% --- Begin
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \paper {
>
> right-margin = 3.0\in
>
> }
>
> \score {
>
> \relative c' {
>
> \repeat unfold 32 { c4 d e f }
>
>   }
>
> \layout {
>
>   }
>
> }
>
> %%--- End


My profuse apologiesto the list.

I had overlooked the offending directive earlier; it was:

        line-width = 13.5\in

so sorry.  I have a different though related question; postingas a 
separate thread.

thank you!

> Can you post a short example that shows us the problem?
>
> Knute Snortum
> (via Gmail)
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Bric <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
>     i want to generate a landscape score, but one where the staff
>     lines extend some percentage of the printable area - let's say,
>     70%. Leaving 30% width blank, on the right, for hand-written
>     annotations (upon printout).
>
>     I've tried:
>
>     line-width = 70%
>
>                ,
>
>     line-width = 7.0\in
>
>           , and
>
>     right-margin = 3.0\in
>
>     but all that is being ignored.  At least in the "\paper {  }" block.
>
>     Help?
>
>
>
>
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