RE: Distance between staves

[Fairchild]

Try experimenting with this structure, which works in v 2.4.3, somewhat
unpredictably:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                \paper {
betweensystempadding = -.10\in
betweensystemspace   = 0.30\in
                }%end paper
                \score {
        \layout {
\context { \Staff minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-5.0 . +5.0) }
        }%end layout
 . . . .
                }%end score
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I've found that absolute minimumVerticalExtent line values less than 5 don't
make the spacing any smaller.  However, the -.10 makes the 0.30 enter the
equation.  The way I use it is to:
 1) leave out the minimumVerticalExtent line, 
 2) set betweensystempadding to a negative number on the range -0.9 to -0.1,
 3) adjust betweensystemspace until the staff spacing is slightly too small,
then
 4) set minimumVerticalExtent values to 5's through 10's to enlarge the
spacing to suit.

Don't really know why this works.

                                   - Bruce

-----Original Message-----
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Renato Biolcati Rinaldi
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:56 PM
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Subject: Distance between staves


Hello
How do I decrease the distance between staves?
The command

\set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-4 . 4)

Doesn't seem to help much, I tried all possible combination of numbers but
there is always a minimum distance between staves which I don't know how to
decrease.

I would like to print the attached music on a sinlge page without using a
font too small (say with a 16). The orginal is printed on a single A4 page
with a font size more or less like feta 16, with Lilypond I need two pages
instead, and there is a lot of room between staves. This is concert piece so
after all I may also keep it in 2 pages, but I must copy plenty of parade
music and it is imperative that I am able to print a piece on a sinlge A5
landscape sheet and with a decent font size because it's music to be played
while standing or even worse while walking:-) Ciao Renato
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