Re: Scaling Scores

[Peter Heisen]

Using version 2.18.2, I found that "#(set-global-staff-size 10)" inserted at the book level scales everything on the page nicely.  Ditto for a big size like 40.  But "\score{ … \layout { #(layout-set-staff-size 10) } }" has unpredictable results.  The documentation at http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation-big-page#setting-the-staff-size doesn't make a distinction.  I hadn't thought to try them both.  Thanks for the suggestion, Harm.  

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Peter Heisen <address@hidden> wrote:

Sorry about that, Harm.  \version "2.18.2".

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Thomas Morley <address@hidden> wrote:

2015-04-04 20:12 GMT+02:00 Peter Heisen <address@hidden>:
> Dear List,
>
> I apologize if this is a total newbie question, but I am struggling with
> scaling scores.  Sometimes I want really big music to put on presentation
> slides.  Other times I want to fit a lot of music on one page.  Doing
> something like:
>
> \layout {  #(layout-set-staff-size 40)  }
>
> within a score block produces freakishly big notes but doesn't scale the
> actual staff accordingly.  Likewise,
>
> \layout { #(layout-set-staff-size 5) }
>
> produces freakishly small notes but again doesn't scale the staff to match.
> What is the best way to scale the music so that all elements remain in a
> pleasing proportion?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pete H.

Hi Pete,

please always state the version you use, 'layout-set-staff-size' is
partly improved in latest devel-versions. Thanks David Kastrup.

Use
set-global-staff-size
or
http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=862
may be of some help.

Cheers,
  Harm