Javier Ruiz-Alma wrote > Am 04.04.2014 12:35, schrieb Fredrik Wallberg: > > I'm trying to slightly reduce the extension of ledger lines with > "length-fraction" and "minimum-length-fraction" in a dense passage, to > increase available spacing in adjacent bars. > What is the proper usage for this override? Below, I tried several > values without any apparent change in ledger line length. > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > \version "2.18.2" > > \paper { indent = 0.0 ragged-right = ##t } > > notes = { g8[ f e d c b c d e f] } > > bars = { \repeat unfold 5 { \noBreak \notes } } > > myScore = \relative c''''{ > > \time 5/4 > > r1 a4^"No override" \bars > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.length-fraction = #0.5 > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.minimum-length-fraction = #0.5 > > r1 a4^"0.5 fraction" \bars > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.length-fraction = #0.1 > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.minimum-length-fraction = #0.1 > > r1 a4^"0.1 fraction" \bars > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.length-fraction = #0.01 > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.minimum-length-fraction = #0.01 > > r1 a4^"0.01 fraction" \bars > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.length-fraction = #2 > > \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.minimum-length-fraction = #2 > > r1 a4^"2 fraction" \bars > > } > > \score { > > \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } > > \myScore > > } > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list
> lilypond-user@ > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user Javier, You are doing the right thing, but there's some nuances to consider. Here's an explanation that you may find useful that someone else asked about, complete with graphics: Widening-ledger-lines-by-overriding-LedgerLineSpanner <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Widening-ledger-lines-by-overriding-LedgerLineSpanner-td162842.html#a162850> Cheers :) -Abraham -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Re-Shorten-ledger-lines-tp164380p164381.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user