Re: Line-width, Staff Size, Print Size

2008-01-10 Thread Karl Hammar
> What is the relationship between the "digital size" of the line-width > and staff height (in Lilypond specs, in the .ps file, and in the .pdf > file) and the printed output? Is it true and invariant? Depends on your printer and it might call for minor adjustments. But it should be 1:1. Print o

Re: Line-width, Staff Size, Print Size

2008-01-10 Thread Carl Sorensen
Reilly together.net> writes: > > I am now preparing a major orchestral score and parts and sending the > .pdf files electronically to a print shop. I will format the musical > score for an 8.5 x 11 in original so that the print shop will enlarge > the score "perfectly" to 11x14 inches and the

Line-width, Staff Size, Print Size

2008-01-10 Thread Reilly
What is the relationship between the "digital size" of the line-width and staff height (in Lilypond specs, in the .ps file, and in the .pdf file) and the printed output? Is it true and invariant? If I specify that the line-width = 178 mm, is it truly 178 mm? If I specify a staff height (#(set-g