Re: lyric spacing : "why not follow instructions in manual"

[Mats Bengtsson]

Geoff Horton wrote:

> On 3/16/06, Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden> wrote:
>  
>
> > Yes, look at the example called "lyric-hyphen-retain.ly" in the
> > Regression tests document.
> >    
>
> Thank you! This does work:
>
> \layout {
>    \context {
>      \Lyrics
>      \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.6
>    }
>  }
>
>
> Might I suggest using this (or a parallel method) in the manual rather
> than the global padding option?
>
> I'm also concerned that 0 is the default value for this, as seems to
> be the case. It seems to me to place an unnecessary obstacle between a
> relative newbie and a good-looking score. Is there some reason why the
> default value shouldn't be set higher?
>  
The default value is 0.3, see the link to "LyricSpace" at the bottom of the
section on "Entering Lyrics".

  /Mats