Re: First measure too far to right

[Urs Liska]

Hi Eric

Am 03.03.2016 um 21:18 schrieb Eric Albert:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a new LilyPond user who's trying to re-create, as much as possible, a 
> lead sheet from one of the Hal Leonard Real Books.
>
> Below is what I've got so far. My current problem is that this code creates a 
> .pdf with the first measure indented. What am I doing wrong?

Indenting the first line has been tradition "forever", and therefore it
is default with LilyPond.

You can write a \paper block to control many things around paper and
layout. What you need is

\paper {
  indent = 0 \cm
}

HTH
Urs

>
> I'd also love to know how to:
>
> - have a B minor 7 flat 5 display as "Bm7b5" (rather than the default 
> half-diminished symbol, an 'O' with a slash through it)
> - substitute more warm and friendly fonts for both the chord names and the 
> lyrics
>
> I've Googled for LilyPond resources for jazz lead sheets, and none so far has 
> completely addressed my issues.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Eric
>
>
> = = = = = LILYPOND SOURCE FILE BELOW = = = = =
>
> \version "2.18.2"  % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
>
> \header{
>   title = "TIME AFTER TIME"
>   composer = "JULIE STYNE / SAMMY CAHN"
> }
>
> \layout {
>   \context {
>     \Score
> %    \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/16)
>   }
> }
>
> <<
>
> \new ChordNames \chordmode{
>   \set majorSevenSymbol = \markup { maj7 }
>
>   c2:maj7 a:m7 d:m7 g:7 c:maj7 a:m7 d:m7 g:7
>   c1:maj7 a1:m7 b1:m7.5- e1:7.9-
> }
>
> \relative c' {
>   \time 4/4
>   \tempo "(MED.)"
>   e2 c4. d8 c2. d4 e a g e c2. d4
>   e4 b' a e d2. c4 d1~ d2. e4
>   e e e e
> }
>
> \addlyrics {
>   Time af -- ter time, I tell my -- self that I'm so
>   luck -- y to be lov -- ing you. __ So
> }
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> lilypond-user mailing list
> address@hidden
> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user