* Setting global staff size::
* Paper size::
* Page layout::
-* Vertical spacing of piano staves::
* Vertical spacing::
+* Vertical spacing of piano staves::
* Horizontal spacing::
* Line length::
* Line breaking::
printed parts are good PR for us, so please leave the tagline if you
can.}
-To print a copyright symbol, use @code{\copyright}
-
-@example
-\header @{
- copyright = "\copyright Your Name 2005"
-@}
-@end example
-
The header and footer are created by the functions @code{make-footer}
and @code{make-header}, defined in @code{\paper}. The default
implementations are in @file{scm/@/page@/-layout@/.scm}.
field from the @code{\header} block on a line.
+@node Vertical spacing
+@subsection Vertical spacing
+
+@cindex vertical spacing
+@cindex distance between staves
+@cindex staff distance
+@cindex between staves, distance
+@cindex staves per page
+@cindex space between staves
+
+The height of each system is determined automatically. To prevent
+systems from bumping into each other, some minimum distances are set.
+By changing these, you can put staves closer together, and thus put
+more systems onto one page.
+
+Normally staves are stacked vertically. To make staves maintain a
+distance, their vertical size is padded. This is done with the
+property @code{minimumVerticalExtent}. It takes a pair of numbers, so
+if you want to make it smaller than its default @code{#'(-4 . 4)},
+then you could set
+
+@example
+\set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3)
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+This sets the vertical size of the current staff to 4 staff spaces on
+either side of the center staff line. The argument of
+@code{minimumVerticalExtent} is interpreted as an interval, where the
+center line is the 0, so the first number is generally negative. The
+staff can be made larger at the bottom by setting it to @code{(-6 . 4)}.
+
+To change the amount of space between systems, use
+@code{betweensystemspace}. A score with only one staff is still
+considered to have systems, so setting @code{betweensystemspace}
+will be much more useful than changing @code{minimumVerticalExtent}.
+
+@example
+\layout @{
+ betweensystemspace = 10\mm
+@}
+@end example
+
+
+@seealso
+
+Internals: Vertical alignment of staves is handled by the
+@internalsref{VerticalAlignment} object.
+
+@refbugs
+
+@code{minimumVerticalExtent} is syntactic sugar for setting
+@code{minimum-Y-extent} of the @internalsref{VerticalAxisGroup} of the
+current context. It can only be changed score wide.
+
+
+
@node Vertical spacing of piano staves
@subsection Vertical spacing of piano staves
@code{forced-distance} cannot be changed per system.
-@node Vertical spacing
-@subsection Vertical spacing
-
-@cindex vertical spacing
-@cindex distance between staves
-@cindex staff distance
-@cindex between staves, distance
-@cindex staves per page
-@cindex space between staves
-
-The height of each system is determined automatically. To prevent
-systems from bumping into each other, some minimum distances are set.
-By changing these, you can put staves closer together, and thus put
-more systems onto one page.
-
-Normally staves are stacked vertically. To make staves maintain a
-distance, their vertical size is padded. This is done with the
-property @code{minimumVerticalExtent}. It takes a pair of numbers, so
-if you want to make it smaller than its default @code{#'(-4 . 4)},
-then you could set
-
-@example
-\set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3)
-@end example
-
-@noindent
-This sets the vertical size of the current staff to 4 staff spaces on
-either side of the center staff line. The argument of
-@code{minimumVerticalExtent} is interpreted as an interval, where the
-center line is the 0, so the first number is generally negative. The
-staff can be made larger at the bottom by setting it to @code{(-6 . 4)}.
-
-
-@seealso
-
-Internals: Vertical alignment of staves is handled by the
-@internalsref{VerticalAlignment} object.
-
-@refbugs
-
-@code{minimumVerticalExtent} is syntactic sugar for setting
-@code{minimum-Y-extent} of the @internalsref{VerticalAxisGroup} of the
-current context. It can only be changed score wide.
-
-
@node Horizontal spacing
@subsection Horizontal Spacing
Timing can be changed by setting any of these variables explicitly.
In the next example, the 4/4 time signature is printed, but
@code{measureLength} is set to 5/4. After a while, the measure is
-shortened by 1/8, by setting @code{measurePosition} to -3/8 at 2/4 in
-the measure, so the next bar line will fall at 2/4 + 3/8.
+shortened by 1/8, by setting @code{measurePosition} to 7/8 at 2/4
+in the measure, so the next bar line will fall at 2/4 + 3/8. The
+3/8 arises because 5/4 normally has 10/8, but we have manually
+set the measure position to be 7/8 and 10/8 - 7/8 = 3/8.
@lilypond[quote,raggedright,verbatim,relative,fragment]
\set Score.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
c1 c4
c1 c4
c4 c4
-\set Score.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment -3 8)
+\set Score.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 7 8)
b8 b b
c4 c1
@end lilypond
@node Controlling formatting of prefatory matter
@subsection Controlling formatting of prefatory matter
-@c This section will be moved to somewhere else soon.
-This example demonstrates how to place prefactory matter
+@c This section will be moved to somewhere else soon. -gp
+This example demonstrates how to place prefatory matter
(such as the clef and key signature) at the end of a line.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
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