Hi Federico, I’ve adjusted my snippet a little, and I think it might handle all your spacing issues…? Let me know!
Best, Kieren. %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.25.15" \paper { system-system-spacing.padding = 4 } \layout { \context { \type "Engraver_group" \name TS keepAliveInterfaces = #'( time-signature-interface ) \consists "Time_signature_engraver" \override TimeSignature.font-size = #-1 \override TimeSignature.extra-offset = #'(-1.75 . 1.25) \consists "Axis_group_engraver" \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #UP \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 3) (minimum-distance . 2) (padding . 1)) } \context { \type "Engraver_group" \name ScoreMarks keepAliveInterfaces = #'( metronome-mark-interface time-signature-interface ) rehearsalMarkFormatter = #format-mark-box-alphabet \consists "Axis_group_engraver" \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 3) (minimum-distance . 2) (padding . 1)) \consists "Metronome_mark_engraver" \override MetronomeMark.Y-offset = #0 \override MetronomeMark.X-offset = #2 \override MetronomeMark.outside-staff-priority = #50 \override MetronomeMark.break-align-symbols = #'(left-edge staff-bar clef time-signature key-signature) \override MetronomeMark.non-break-align-symbols = #'(paper-column-interface) \override MetronomeMark.extra-spacing-width = #'(0.5 . 0.5) \consists "Mark_engraver" \override RehearsalMark.Y-offset = #0 \override RehearsalMark.outside-staff-priority = #100 \override RehearsalMark.break-align-symbols = #'(left-edge staff-bar clef time-signature key-signature) \override RehearsalMark.self-alignment-X = #CENTER \override RehearsalMark.extra-spacing-width = #'(0.5 . 0.5) \consists "Text_spanner_engraver" \override TextSpanner.font-size = #2 \consists "Time_signature_engraver" \override TimeSignature.font-size = #-1 \override TimeSignature.X-extent = #empty-interval \override TimeSignature.X-offset = #-1.75 \override TimeSignature.extra-offset = #'(0 . 1.5) } \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" \remove "Metronome_mark_engraver" \remove "Mark_engraver" \accepts ScoreMarks \accepts TS } } tsIn = { \undo \omit Staff.TimeSignature \omit ScoreMarks.TimeSignature \omit TS.TimeSignature } tsOut = { \omit Staff.TimeSignature \undo \omit ScoreMarks.TimeSignature \undo \omit TS.TimeSignature } global = { \once \omit ScoreMarks.TimeSignature \once \omit TS.TimeSignature \time 4/4 s1 \tsOut \tempo "Allegro" \time 3/4 s2. \tsIn \time 6/8 \tempo "Adagio" s2. \tsOut \time 2/4 \tempo "Allegretto" s2 \tsIn \time 2/2 s1 \tsOut \time 6/4 s1. \tsIn \time 4/4 s1 \time 3/4 s2. } someNotes = \repeat unfold 58 { c'8 } \score { << \new ScoreMarks \global \new StaffGroup << \new Staff = "one" \new Voice { << \global \someNotes >> } \new Staff = "two" \new Voice { << \global \someNotes >> } \new Staff = "thr" \new Voice { << \global \someNotes >> } >> \new TS \global >> } %%% SNIPPET ENDS ______________________________________________ My work day may look different than your work day. Please do not feel obligated to read or respond to this email outside of your normal working hours.