+ /*
+ By default, the spring will have an inverse_stretch_strength of space+min_dist.
+ However, we don't want stretchability to scale with min_dist or else an
+ empty first measure on a line (which has a large min_dist because of the clef)
+ will stretch much more than an empty measure later in the line.
+ */
+ spring.set_inverse_stretch_strength (space);
+ return spring;