Re: changing staff-size throughout a score

[Trevor Daniels]

Hi Urs

I think \magnifyStaff would do this.  See
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/setting-the-staff-size

Trevor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Urs Liska" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 11:40 PM
Subject: changing staff-size throughout a score


> Hi all,
> 
> is it possible to change the size of the StaffSymbol along the way
> through a score? My impression is that
> 
>    \override Score.StaffSymbol.staff-space
> 
> has an effect only when applied in a \with block or at the very first
> start of a Staff.
> 
> However, I don't see a reason for that behaviour. Can't the size of each
> system through a score be different?
> 
> The use case for this request is the common practice to engrave
> individual pages of a score at smaller staff size when it is too crowded.
> 
> If that's not possible with current LilyPond tools, is it conceivable to
> implement it newly? I imagine a behaviour that is analogous to other
> overrides: affect the next instance of the grob.
> 
> (like
> 
>    c8 [ d \override Beam.color = #red e f ]
> 
> will affect the *next* beam).
> 
> So
> 
>    \override Staff.StaffSymbol.staff-space
> 
> could take effect starting with the next starting system.
> 
> I'd be happy about any working solution or an estimate how complicated
> this would be to add to LilyPond. I'm sure this would be a very useful
> addition.
> 
> Best
> Urs
> 
> 
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