Ted - Try 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Absolute minimumVerticalExtent line values less than 5 don't make the spacing any smaller. However, the -.10 makes the 0.30 enter the equation. To implement:: 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. Individual staff spacing can be selectively enlarged with the \markup construct, e.g. \markup{ "" \raise #<n> "" } - Bruce -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Fulk Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:44 AM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Page Layout Help Hey everyone, I have been typesetting some renaissance choir music with beautiful results, except for the overall page layout. It would be great if the manual could have some more information about page layout and complete working examples (i.e., not just a small code snippet that lacks context). In the following example, I told \paper what I would like the bottom margin to be, but it always ignores it and prints almost to the bottom of the page. Thanks in advance, Ted _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user