On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Michael Koenig wrote:
> Hello,
> I have set a 8-system-piece. It has 3 pages with 3/3/2 systems.
>
> Now, on the pages 1 and 2 the vertical space between the systems is
much too large for my taste. On page 3 the same space is a little to small.
:-(
>
pmx calculates the different MusixTeX dimensions. Generally, they are adequate,
but in many cases it is not exactly what
you want.
Read the Musixtex-description of the dimensions that determine the stave
distances like \interstaff etc., it is not very long. Then you can change
these dimensions according to your wishes. There are recalculated for following
pages. Look for \stoppiece and the new dimensions which you can edit. If you
want no change
of the layout, delete the lines that redefine the dimensions. I made a macro
that deletes everything between \stoppiece and \contpiece and replaces it
by \alaligne. To further adjust the layout you can redefine the \pagecontents
from the TeXbook, e.g. to center it on the page.
This is probably the easiest way for a beginner but has the disadvantage that
a new pmx-run destroys the changes you have made; save them into a file. I am sure
that MusixTeXperts have highly sophisticated inline \TeX-manipulations.
Christof
