You could try adding between-system-padding = #0.1 between-system-space = #0.1
And if that's too tight then increase the values. Or alternatively, you can change the horizontal spacing using SpacingSpanner. I do this in a couple of my scores to squeeze them onto two pages so I don't need page turns in the middle of a piece: \score { \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'score \music \layout { \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner #'common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 2) } } } Nick > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 4 October 2008 20:45 > To: lilypond-user@gnu.org > Subject: Shrinking to fit on a single page > > > > Hi, > I'm trying to typeset a piece, that should fit on a single page. > Lilypond keeps trying to put it on two pages. > > I've put in > \paper{ > ragged-bottom=##t > bottom-margin=0\mm > } > > and measured the system height, and the single system that flows onto > page two should fit in the gap between the first page footer and the > last system. > > The only solution I've come up with (which is ugly) is > \paper { > paper-height=310\mm > ragged-bottom=##t > } > > > Is there a better way? The documentation reference seems to suggest > that setting between-system-padding and between-system-space should > affect this, but their semantics aren't really described. > > I've attached the file. Sorry, it's not exactly a `minimal' example, > but to show what I mean it has to have a page-worth of stuff. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user