Re: Line breaks not working despite using \break

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Robert,

Am 15.03.21 um 12:46 schrieb Robert Blackstone:

I’m presently struggling with a keyboard score and I know exactly where line 
breaks have to be inserted to make the score readable.
So I enter \break at those points, in all voices, but it does not work at all.
The result is a cluttered, ugly and  for the pianist practically unreadable 
score.

Does any of you know another way to force a line break?
I’m using TeXShop on my Mac. Usually  "\break" works perfectly.

Thanks in advance for any advice.


It's hard to help without a concrete example of your score (which I'd be 
willing to take a look at if you send it to me off-list).


Generally, if \break does not generate a line break, there is something 
preventing it: Usually a non-breakable note, a beam, or something else.


Lukas

Re: Line breaks not working despite using \break

[Mark Knoop]

At 11:46 on 15 Mar 2021, Robert Blackstone wrote:

Hi all,

I’m presently struggling with a keyboard score and I know exactly where line 
breaks have to be inserted to make the score readable. So I enter \break at 
those points, in all voices, but it does not work at all. The result is a 
cluttered, ugly and for the pianist practically unreadable score.

Does any of you know another way to force a line break? I’m using TeXShop on my Mac. 
Usually "\break" works perfectly.


Things to check when \break doesn't work:

- breaks must be at a bar-line, include \bar "" if you want one mid-bar

- are you using bar-checks? often a failed break is a symptom of an error in 
the entry of durations

- some things are not breakable by default (Beams, note durations), see here 
for solutions.

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/line-breaking

--
Mark Knoop

Line breaks not working despite using \break

[Robert Blackstone]

Hi all, 

I’m presently struggling with a keyboard score and I know exactly where line 
breaks have to be inserted to make the score readable.
So I enter \break at those points, in all voices, but it does not work at all.
The result is a cluttered, ugly and  for the pianist practically unreadable 
score. 

Does any of you know another way to force a line break?
I’m using TeXShop on my Mac. Usually  "\break" works perfectly.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Best regards,
Robert Blackstone