Re: spacing

[Valentin Petzel]

Hello Lydia,

are you sure "theology" should go "the - ol - o - gy"? Shouln’t it be "The - o 
- lo - gy"? Also shouldn’t "Orthodoxy" be "Or -- tho -- do -- xy"? It might be 
this way in English (they tend to do weird things), I don’t know, but at the 
very least it feels weird.

The issue with your spacing is that the second measure takes so much space it 
cannot fit the first system anymore. Your choices are:

Reduce font size
Use a more narrow font
Increase indent to make first system shorter

Cheers,
Valentin

Am Donnerstag, 6. Juli 2023, 00:11:14 CEST schrieb Lydia Westerberg:
> I want the spacing of the text to be evenly spread out.
> In the following example, the text in the first system is more spread out
> than in the second and third and fourth. Thanks.
> Lydia Westerberg
> 
> 
> \version "2.18.2"
> 
> \paper {
> top-margin = 15
>   top-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #10
>   score-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #12
>   system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #9
>   last-bottom-spacing #'basic-distance = #10
> Page-count = 1
> 
> 
> }
> 
> 
> global = {
>   \key g \major
>   \omit Staff.TimeSignature
> }
> 
> #(set-global-staff-size 24)
> 
> sopMusic = \relative c'' {
>   \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 g4 a4 b4  c4 c4 c4  \bar"|"
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> b4 b4\bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
> a2 a4 a4 g1 \bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 g4  a4 b4 c4  c4 b4 \bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> b4 b4\bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> b4 a2 a2 g2
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 a4 b4  b4 c4 c4 b4 \bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> b4 b4\bar""
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
> a2 a2 a2 g1
> 
> 
> 
>    \bar "|."
> 
> 
> }
> 
> sopWords = \lyricmode {
> 
> }
> 
> altoMusic = \relative c' {
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
>  d4 d4 fis4 g4 g4  g4  g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
> fis2 fis4 fis4 d1\bar"|"
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> d4 d4 fis4 g4 g4  g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 fis2 fis2 d2
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> d4 fis4 g4  g4  g4 g4  g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
> fis2 fis2 fis2 d1
> 
> }
> 
> altoWords = \lyricmode {
> \override LyricHyphen.minimum-distance = #.7
> _The a -- pos -- tles' preaching and the
>  \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
> fathers'__doctrines__have__established one \once \override
> LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
> _faith _for _the Church.
> A -- dorned __with _the _robe _of __truth,
> \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
> woven__from heavenly
> \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
> __the -- ol -- o -- gy,
> it __de -- fines __and __glo -- ri -- fies
> \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
> the__great__mystery of
> \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
> __Or -- tho -- dox -- y.
> 
>    }
> 
> tenorMusic = \relative c' {
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
>  b4 b4 d4  d4 e4 e4 e4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> d4 d4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
> c2  c4 c4 b1
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> b4 b4 d4  d4 e4  e4  d4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> d4 d4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> d4 c2 c2 b2
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> b4 d4  d4  d4  e4 e4 d4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> d4 d4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
> c2 c2 c2 b1
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   }
> tenorWords = \lyricmode {
> 
> }
> 
> bassMusic = \relative c {
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
>  g'4 g4  d4  g4 c,4  c4 e4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 8/4)
> d2  d4 d4 g1
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 g4  d4  g4  c,4  e4  g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 d2 d2 g2
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 7/4)
> g4 d4 g4  g4 c,4 e4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4)
> g4 g4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 10/4)
> d2 d2 d2 g1
> 
> 
> 
>   }
> bassWords = \lyricmode {
> 
> }
> 
> \markup {
>   \column {
> \fill-line\smaller { "7th Sunday after Pentecost"}
> \vspace#1
>     \fill-line\normal-text\huge { "Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical
> Councils" } \vspace #.5
>       \fill-line\normal-text\huge { "Kontakion - Tone 8"}
>       \vspace #.5
>       \fill-line {
> \line {""}
> \line { \smaller  "Bakmetev: Modified LW"}
> 
> }
> }
> }
> 
> 
> \score {
> 
>   \new ChoirStaff <<
>     \new Lyrics = "sopranos" \with {
>       % this is needed for lyrics above a staff
>       \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
>     }
>     \new Staff = "women" <<
>       \new Voice = "sopranos" {
>         \voiceOne
>         << \global \sopMusic >>
>       }
>       \new Voice = "altos" {
>         \voiceTwo
>         << \global \altoMusic >>
>       }
> 
>     \new Lyrics = "altos"
>     \new Lyrics = "tenors" \with {
>       % this is needed for lyrics above a staff
>       \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
>     }
>     \new Staff = "men" <<
>       \clef bass
>       \new Voice = "tenors" {
>         \voiceOne
>         << \global \tenorMusic >>
>       }
>       \new Voice = "basses" {
>         \voiceTwo << \global \bassMusic >>
>       }
> 
>     \new Lyrics = "basses"
>     \context Lyrics = "sopranos" \lyricsto "sopranos" \sopWords
>     \context Lyrics = "altos" \lyricsto "altos" \altoWords
>     \context Lyrics = "tenors" \lyricsto "tenors" \tenorWords
>     \context Lyrics = "basses" \lyricsto "basses" \bassWords
> 
> }

signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part.