Re: minimum measure size?

2021-12-29 Thread Tom Sgouros
to ensure there is always space for > note > values as small as you need them. > > Cheers, > Valentin > > Am Mittwoch, 29. Dezember 2021, 00:18:24 CET schrieb Tom Sgouros: > > Hello all: > > > > How can I set a minimum measure size? I want to make some scratch

Re: minimum measure size?

2021-12-29 Thread Valentin Petzel
Hello Tom, Consider using proportional notation to ensure there is always space for note values as small as you need them. Cheers, Valentin Am Mittwoch, 29. Dezember 2021, 00:18:24 CET schrieb Tom Sgouros: > Hello all: > > How can I set a minimum measure size? I want to make som

Re: minimum measure size?

2021-12-28 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2021-12-28 3:18 pm, Tom Sgouros wrote: I was reviewing the settable parameters, but I think maybe I don't understand enough of lilypond's native jargon yet to know what to look for. I found setting for counting measures and grouping measures, but what about measuring measures? What tree

minimum measure size?

2021-12-28 Thread Tom Sgouros
Hello all: How can I set a minimum measure size? I want to make some scratch engravings of piano music with lots of room in blank upper or lower staves so I can pencil in my choices as I work them out. But some of the measures have only a couple of notes recorded, so they shrink too small

Re: Minimum measure size

2005-03-03 Thread Mats Bengtsson
The default spacing in LilyPond has been carefully designed by the implementors to provide a nice layout. If you want a more spacious layout, maybe you should increase the staff size one or two steps. If a particular line of music gets too compressed, it may help to add a manual line break,

Re: Minimum measure size

2005-03-03 Thread Martin Djernæs
Hi Matt, Thanks for your answer and I will try to play with these settings. If you try to take a look at this bar: http://djernaes.dk/misc/holes.pdf You can see that this is pretty compressed and for small kids learning to play it's too compressed. Besides there seem to be quite a difference