RE: Interesting numerology

[Fairchild]

Erik -

Thanks for the response.  I do Windows, so lag the versions.

Since starting this thread, I've discovered a way that works, tediously, in
2.4.3, by setting in a global \paper block:

betweensystempadding = -.10\in % negative
betweensystemspace   = 0.90\in % less than 1.0, by trial

Then in a \layout block within each \score, stretching vertical distances
with:

\context { \Staff minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-7.4 . 7.4) } % arguments by
trial

Don't analytically understand how these parameters interact to provide what
control.

                                                    - Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Sandberg [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:49 AM
To: address@hidden
Cc: Fairchild; address@hidden; Graham Percival
Subject: Re: Interesting numerology


On Monday 18 April 2005 01.36, Fairchild wrote:
> The goal of the shtick below is to balance the two printed pages with 
> ten lines on each page.  As is and again by changing the fourteenth 
> digit of betweensystemspace from 5 to 6 gets two different results, 
> nine lines on one page and eleven on the other - neither the desired 
> result.
>
> How to control the layout differently in consecutive scores?

When you can upgrade to 2.5 or 2.6 someday, it's possible to use a
combination 
of \pageBreak and \header {breakbefore=##t } to fully control page breaks.

You can experiment with
\override Score.SeparationItem #'padding = #0.7
(where 0.7 is a value which you find by experimenting), to get the right 
number of systems per page.

Erik