On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 14:44 +0200, Michael Käppler wrote:
> There's no top-level paper block, so default-paper will only contain 
> what's stored in paper-defaults-init.ly.
> The ps output engine in framework-ps.scm:92, however, looks for a 
>  >global< line-width. Currently, this line-width is just the default 
> line-width calculated in paper.scm (set-paper-dimensions) or, you can 
> also do:
> 
> \paper {
>   line-width = 14232 \mm % Today I want to wallpaper my room with sheet 
> music
> }
> \book {
>    \bookpart {
>       \paper {
>           ...
> 
> This value will be written in the output ps file, but seems to have no 
> effect.
> To sum up: What's the intention of this line-width value in ps output files?

I agree; it seems to have no effect. It also appears not to be
duplicated in the other backends, despite the comment. Perhaps it's
obsolete code?

Joe




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