Re: variables in \book { }

[David Kastrup]

Graham King <address@hidden> writes:

> On Tue, 2016-02-16 at 18:36 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
>
>> Graham King <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>> > oops, just found the simple fix (I think):
>
> <snip>
>
>> Have you actually _read_ your question?
>> 
>
> Yes, read the question, but failed to read the rubbish I put forward as
> a "simple fix".  Too much going round in circles in my head !  Thanks
> for pointing it out.  The original question stands.

The \book block does not really have a scope of its own.  Its \paper
block does, but that is not in-scope in the scores.

However, your original posting stated:

> (Alternatively, if there's a way to make book-titling.ily do a
> ragged-last-bottom for each piece, that would save even more work).

Have you actually tried

\layout {
  ragged-last-bottom = ##t
}

before anything else?  That should be taken as starting point for all
following \layout blocks.

-- 
David Kastrup