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List:       lilypond-user
Subject:    Re: Weird spacing related to barlines
From:       "Phil Holmes" <mail () philholmes ! net>
Date:       2014-06-29 14:47:28
Message-ID: DC923CAE1D794A8FA6D3975A2DD1D30D () Advent
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith OHara" <k-ohara5a5a@oco.net>
To: <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 4:32 AM
Subject: Re: Weird spacing related to barlines


> Phil Holmes <mail <at> philholmes.net> writes:
>
>> Can anyone explain what's going on here?
>>
>> \score {
>>  \new MensuralStaff {
>
>>  \layout {
>>   \context {
>> \Score
>>       \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment = #0
>> \remove "Default_bar_line_engraver"
>>  }}}
>
> The "Default_bar_line_engraver" works oddly, in that it turns bar lines
> on and off.  Without it, when you say \bar"|" in the music, you start
> getting barlines after every note, and a double barline after every
> measure.  We don't see them because the MensuralStaff sets barlines
> to be invisible.
>
> \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment = #0.0
> asks for zero space between notes, but there is no ragged-right,
> so LilyPond tries to stretch out the lines, and the space between
> barlines is the only space that can stretch.
>
> The barlines use a different setting for spacing
> \override BarLine #'space-alist #'first-note = #'( fixed-space . 0.0)
> for historical reasons, and unfortunately.
>
> If you don't have measures, maybe leave "Default_bar_line_engraver"
> in place, and just stop the measure-counting with
>  \context {\Score     timing = ##f  }
> and put \bar"" wherever a break would be allowable.


Thanks for the update, Keith.  Unfortunately, I can't manually insert breaks 
because it's 4 or 5 part music: I just thought the effect of adding \bar "" 
odd.  On the upside, it's songs, so the spacing is mostly set by the lyrics.

--
Phil Holmes 


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