On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 13:41, Molly Preston
wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I am wondering if there is any way of changing the horizontal spacing. I
> would like the first two measures to have more room than the third measure.
> The cross-staff beaming I think needs more room and I am not sure how to do
> this other than moving the third measure to the next line.
>
> I tried using \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration =
> #(ly:make-moment 1/64) in the \context \Score, which helps it stretch out
> a bit, but I'm not sure if there's a way to scheme code something that is
> more specific per measure or something? Anything would be helpful. Thank
> you! (Sorry for the long example. I tried to truncate it.)
>
>
> \version "2.22.1"
> up = {
>
> s1 *2 |
>
> \ottava #1
> \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 } e''' 8-. < fis'' fis''' > -. dis'''>8-. \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 } e''' 8-. -.
> -- ~ 4
>
> \break
>
> \ottava #0
>
> }
>
> upper = { \change Staff = "up" }
> lower = { \change Staff = "down" }
>
> down = {
>
> \lower \stemDown \clef bass 8\( ^\ff \upper -.
> \)
>
>\shape #'((-0.5 . -7) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
> \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8\( \upper -. \)
> \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
>
>
> \lower 8\( \upper -. \)
>
>\shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
>
> \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8\( \upper -. \)
>
> \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
> \lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
>
> \lower
> \clef treble \stemNeutral
> \grace {s 8 } < e' dis'' >4. -- < e' dis'' >4. -- r4 |
> }
>
>
> \score {
><<
>
> \new PianoStaff \with {
> \override StaffGrouper.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
> (basic-distance . 0)
> (padding . 20))
>
> }
>
> <<
> \new PianoStaff <<
> \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
> \new Staff = "up" { \up \autoBeamOff }
> \new Staff = "down"{ \down }
>
>
> >>
>
>
>>>
> >>
> \layout {
> \context
>
> {
> \Score
> \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment
> 1/64)
>
> }
>
> }
>
> \midi { }
>
> }
>
Hi Molly,
This seems to work. I'm not sure why overriding
SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration in the same place doesn't work?
Vaughan
\version "2.22.1"
up = {
s1 *2 |
\ottava #1
\acciaccatura { dis''' 8 } e''' 8-. < fis'' fis''' > -. 8-. \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 } e''' 8-. -.
-- ~ 4
\break
\ottava #0
}
upper = { \change Staff = "up" }
lower = { \change Staff = "down" }
down = {
\newSpacingSection
% change this number to suit your taste, default is 1.2
\override Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = #1.75
\lower \stemDown \clef bass 8\( ^\ff \upper -.
\)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -7) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8\( \upper -. \)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
\lower 8\( \upper -. \)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8\( \upper -. \)
\shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
\lower 8 \( \upper -. \)
\newSpacingSection
\revert Score.SpacingSpanner.increment
\lower
\clef treble \stemNeutral
\grace {s 8 } < e' dis'' >4. -- < e' dis'' >4. -- r4 |
}
\score {
<<
\new PianoStaff \with {
\override StaffGrouper.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
(basic-distance . 0)
(padding . 20))
}
<<
\new PianoStaff <<
\set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
\new Staff = "up" { \up \autoBeamOff }
\new Staff = "down"{ \down }
>>
>>
>>
\layout {
\context
{
\Score
%\override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment
1/64)
}
}
\midi { }
}
