Thank you! The "page-count = 1" worked for this example, so I'll keep it in
my toolbox.
If I wanted to use the #(set-global-staff-size 19.8), where would I put it?
I tried in the \paper { } section and LP told me it didn't belong there and
ignored it.
Thanks again for your help.
Jerry
On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 2:17 PM David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk>
wrote:
> On Sat 11 Jun 2022 at 11:24:26 (-0400), JxStarks wrote:
> > I'm transcribing some hymns for use in my church (because I can make the
> > text larger), and I've noticed a problem. I like to make the introduction
> > as \tiny notes, then change to \normalsize for the body of the hymn.
> When I
> > first complete the transcription, the \tiny notes are compacted nicely,
> and
> > the hymn fits on one page. (See Example-1) If I transpose the hymn, the
> > \tiny notes become full-sized measures, and the hymn pushes one line onto
> > the next page. (See Example-2).
> >
> > Is there a way to force a compact horizontal spacing for the first 2 or 3
> > measures, then have standard spacing for the rest of the music?
>
> I added \paper { ragged-right = ##t } to the top of your code,
> copied the \score, and added \transpose c ees to one of them.
> The increase in width corresponds with the space taken by the
> key signature.
>
> So it appears that LP wanted just a little more space to set your
> hymn, and pushed onto a second page. You could try just replacing
> my ragged-right = ##t, above, with page-count = 1 and seeing if
> LP will just manage to squeeze it in.
>
> If not, a tiny adjustment to \tiny might help, or even a line like:
>
> #(set-global-staff-size 19.8)
>
> (rather than 20).
>
> Others may have some more heterogeneous solutions. These are final
> adjustments, after you've laid out the lines of the rest of the hymn.
> (For example, from what I can read of your hymn, I'd likely be
> breaking the line at the middle of measure 6, and so on.)
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
