version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c A menu is needed before every deeper *section nesting of @node's; run
-@c M-x texinfo-all-menus-update
-@c to automatically fill in these menus before saving changes
+@c \version "2.11.38"
+
+@ignore
+GDP TODO list
+
+Negative numbers are allowed:
+> Are you sure? The following works well
+> \paper{
+> first-page-number = -2
+> }
+> and prints page number -1 on the second page, for example.
+
+
+- default paper size is A4.
+
+
+In 5.2.1 the @refbugs (line 495 in spacing.itely on master) it
+states:
+
+"@code{layout-set-staff-size} does not change the distance between
+the
+staff lines."
+
+Could we add a sentence:
+"Use instead the pair fontSize = #@var{N}
+ \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep
+@var{N})
+inside the Staff context to change the size of the font and the
+distance between
+staff lines accordingly."
+
+Actually I found, that the @internalsref{StaffSymbol} at line 481
+sends to an uncomplete
+documentation. The property staff-space is not explained here. I
+thought Y-extent might be of
+help, but it is in turn explained by x-space which again is
+missing from the list. Who has the
+knowledge to fix this?
+
+@end ignore
@node Spacing issues
@chapter Spacing issues
@end quotation
-@commonprop
+@snippets
The header and footer are created by the functions make-footer and
make-header, defined in \paper. The default implementations are in
page given the system to put on it.
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
The option right-margin is defined but doesn't set the right margin
yet. The value for the right margin has to be defined adjusting the
These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property
@code{fontSize} and the layout property @code{staff-space} (in
-@internalsref{StaffSymbol}) can be used to tune the size for individual
+@rinternals{StaffSymbol}) can be used to tune the size for individual
staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size.
@example
This manual: @ref{Selecting notation font size}.
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
@code{layout-set-staff-size} does not change the distance between the
staff lines.
This makes the following 28 measures (assuming 4/4 time) be broken every
4 measures, and only there.
-@refcommands
+@predefined
@code{\break}, and @code{\noBreak}.
@funindex \break
@seealso
-Internals: @internalsref{LineBreakEvent}.
+Internals: @rinternals{LineBreakEvent}.
A linebreaking configuration can be saved as a @code{.ly} file
automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be stretched to
fit pages in a second formatting run. This is fairly new and
complicated. More details are available in
-@c @lsrdir{spacing}
+@rlsr{Spacing}.
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
Line breaks can only occur if there is a @q{proper} bar line. A note
which is hanging over a bar line is not proper, such as
@node Page breaking
@subsection Page breaking
-The default page breaking may be overriden by inserting
+The default page breaking may be overridden by inserting
@code{\pageBreak} or @code{\noPageBreak} commands. These commands are
analogous to @code{\break} and @code{\noBreak}. They should be
inserted at a bar line. These commands force and forbid a page-break
@code{optimal-page-breaks}. If you are having trouble with the new page
breakers, you can enable the old one as a workaround.
-@refcommands
+@predefined
@funindex \pageBreak
@code{\pageBreak}
@code{\allowPageTurn}, may also be used at top-level, between scores and
top-level markups.
-@refcommands
+@predefined
@funindex \pageTurn
@code{\pageTurn}
@funindex \allowPageTurn
@code{\allowPageTurn}
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
There should only be one @code{Page_turn_engraver} in a score. If there is more
than one, they will interfere with each other.
The @code{ly:minimal-breaking} function performs minimal computations to
calculate the page breaking: it fills a page with as many systems as
-possible before moving to the next one. Thus, it may be prefered for
+possible before moving to the next one. Thus, it may be preferred for
scores with many pages, where the other page breaking functions could be
too slow or memory demanding, or a lot of texts. It is enabled using:
\override NonMusicalPaperColumn #'page-break-permission = ##f
@end example
-When @code{line-break-permission} is overriden to false, Lily will insert
+When @code{line-break-permission} is overridden to false, Lily will insert
line breaks at explicit @code{\break} commands and nowhere else. When
-@code{page-break-permission} is overriden to false, Lily will insert
+@code{page-break-permission} is overridden to false, Lily will insert
page breaks at explicit @code{\pageBreak} commands and nowhere else.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
Normally staves are stacked vertically. To make staves maintain a
distance, their vertical size is padded. This is done with the
property @code{minimum-Y-extent}. When applied to a
-@internalsref{VerticalAxisGroup}, it controls the size of a horizontal
+@rinternals{VerticalAxisGroup}, it controls the size of a horizontal
line, such as a staff or a line of lyrics. @code{minimum-Y-extent}
takes a pair of numbers, so
if you want to make it smaller than its default @code{#'(-4 . 4)}
system is reevaluated in order to fill the page more evenly; if a page
has space left over, systems are stretched in order to fill that space.
The amount of stretching can be configured though the @code{max-stretch}
-property of the @internalsref{VerticalAlignment} grob. By default,
+property of the @rinternals{VerticalAlignment} grob. By default,
@code{max-stretch} is set to zero, disabling stretching. To enable
stretching, a sane value for @code{max-stretch}
is @code{ly:align-interface::calc-max-stretch}.
middle of an orchestral score, you may want to leave the piano staves
close to each other while stretching the rest of the score. The
@code{keep-fixed-while-stretching} property of
-@internalsref{VerticalAxisGroup} can be used to achieve this. When set
+@rinternals{VerticalAxisGroup} can be used to achieve this. When set
to @code{##t}, this property keeps its staff (or line of lyrics) from
moving relative to the one directly above it. In the example above,
you would override @code{keep-fixed-while-stretching} to @code{##t} in
@seealso
Internals: Vertical alignment of staves is handled by the
-@internalsref{VerticalAlignment} object. The context parameters
+@rinternals{VerticalAlignment} object. The context parameters
specifying the vertical extent are described in connection with
-the @internalsref{Axis_group_engraver}.
+the @rinternals{Axis_group_engraver}.
Example files: @c @lsr{spacing,page-spacing.ly},
@c @lsr{spacing,alignment-vertical-spacing.ly}.
@end example
When only a couple of flat systems are placed on a page, the resulting
-vertical spacing may be non-eleguant: one system at the top of the page,
+vertical spacing may be non-elegant: one system at the top of the page,
and the other at the bottom, with a huge gap between them. To avoid this
situation, the space added between the systems can be limited. This
feature is activated by setting to @code{#t} the
The @code{ragged-bottom} property adds space between systems, while
the two-pass technique adds space between staves inside a system.
-To allow this behaviour, a @code{tweak-key} variable has to be set in
+To allow this behavior, a @code{tweak-key} variable has to be set in
each score @code{\layout} block, and the tweaks included in each score
music, using the @code{\scoreTweak} music function.
TODO: this example doesn't work any more ?
By default, outside-staff objects are placed without regard to
-their horizontal distance from the previously-posititioned grobs. This
+their horizontal distance from the previously-positioned grobs. This
can lead to situations in which objects are placed very close to each
other horizontally. Setting @code{outside-staff-horizontal-padding}
causes an object to be offset vertically so that such a situation
@subsection Horizontal spacing overview
The spacing engine translates differences in durations into stretchable
-distances (@q{springs}) of differring lengths. Longer durations get
+distances (@q{springs}) of differing lengths. Longer durations get
more space, shorter durations get less. The shortest durations get a
fixed amount of space (which is controlled by
-@code{shortest-duration-space} in the @internalsref{SpacingSpanner}
+@code{shortest-duration-space} in the @rinternals{SpacingSpanner}
object). The longer the duration, the more space it gets: doubling a
duration adds a fixed amount (this amount is controlled by
@code{spacing-increment}) of space to the note.
@code{lilypond} with the @code{--verbose} option.
These durations may also be customized. If you set the
-@code{common-shortest-duration} in @internalsref{SpacingSpanner}, then
+@code{common-shortest-duration} in @rinternals{SpacingSpanner}, then
this sets the base duration for spacing. The maximum duration for this
base (normally an 8th), is set through @code{base-shortest-duration}.
In the introduction (see @rlearning{Engraving}), it was explained that stem
directions influence spacing. This is controlled with the
@code{stem-spacing-correction} property in the
-@internalsref{NoteSpacing}, object. These are generated for every
-@internalsref{Voice} context. The @code{StaffSpacing} object
-(generated in @internalsref{Staff} context) contains the same property
+@rinternals{NoteSpacing}, object. These are generated for every
+@rinternals{Voice} context. The @code{StaffSpacing} object
+(generated in @rinternals{Staff} context) contains the same property
for controlling the stem/bar line spacing. The following example shows
these corrections, once with default settings, and once with
exaggerated corrections:
@seealso
-Internals: @internalsref{SpacingSpanner}, @internalsref{NoteSpacing},
-@internalsref{StaffSpacing}, @internalsref{SeparationItem}, and
-@internalsref{SeparatingGroupSpanner}.
+Internals: @rinternals{SpacingSpanner}, @rinternals{NoteSpacing},
+@rinternals{StaffSpacing}, @rinternals{SeparationItem}, and
+@rinternals{SeparatingGroupSpanner}.
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
There is no convenient mechanism to manually override spacing. The
following work-around may be used to insert extra space into a score.
The @code{\newSpacingSection} command creates a new
-@internalsref{SpacingSpanner} object, and hence new @code{\override}s
+@rinternals{SpacingSpanner} object, and hence new @code{\override}s
may be used in that location.
a duration, so @code{1 4} is a longer duration
than @code{1 16}.
-@lilypond[relative,verbatim,line-width=12\cm]
+@lilypond[verbatim,line-width=12\cm]
\score {
\relative c'' {
g4 e e2 | f4 d d2 | c4 d e f | g4 g g2 |
}
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[relative,verbatim,line-width=12\cm]
+@lilypond[verbatim,line-width=12\cm]
\score {
\relative c'' {
g4 e e2 | f4 d d2 | c4 d e f | g4 g g2 |
@end lilypond
-@commonprop
+@snippets
By default, spacing in tuplets depends on various non-duration
factors (such as accidentals, clef changes, etc). To disregard
equivalent to its rhythmic duration. This type of proportional spacing
is comparable to horizontal spacing on top of graph paper. Some late
20th- and early 21st-century scores use proportional notation to
-clarify complex rhythmic relationships or to faciliate the placement
+clarify complex rhythmic relationships or to facilitate the placement
of timelines or other graphics directly in the score.
LilyPond supports five different settings for proportional notation,
lives in @code{Score}. Recall that context settings appear in one of
three locations in our input file -- in a @code{\with} block, in a
@code{\context} block, or directly in music entry
-preceeded by the @code{\set} command. As with all
+preceded by the @code{\set} command. As with all
context settings, users can pick which of the three different
locations they would like to set @code{proportionalNotationDuration}.
@end lilypond
Nonmusical elements like time signatures, key signatures, clefs and
-accidentals are problemmatic in proportional notation. None of these
+accidentals are problematic in proportional notation. None of these
elements has rhythmic duration. But all of these elements consume
horizontal space. Different proportional scores approach these
problems differently.
be placed in either.
Much more detail on the options for tweaking the laying out
-of music are contained in @ruser{Spacing issues}.
+of music are contained in @ref{Spacing issues}.
@node Global sizes
@subsection Global sizes
@node Page breaks
@subsection Page breaks
-The default page breaking may be overriden by inserting
+The default page breaking may be overridden by inserting
@code{\pageBreak} or @code{\noPageBreak} commands.
These commands are analogous to the @code{\break} and
-@code{\noBreak} commands discused above and force or forbid
+@code{\noBreak} commands discussed above and force or forbid
a page-break at the point where they are inserted.
Of course, the @code{\pageBreak} command also forces a line break.
Like @code{\break}, the @code{\pageBreak} command is effective only
at the end of a @q{complete} bar as defined above. For more
-details see @ruser{Page breaking} and following sections.
+details see @ref{Page breaking} and following sections.
There are also analogous settings to @code{ragged-right} and
@code{ragged-last} which have the same effect on vertical spacing:
@code{##t} the systems on all pages or just the last page
respectively will not be justified vertically.
-For more details see @ruser{Vertical spacing}.
+For more details see @ref{Vertical spacing}.
@node Fitting music onto fewer pages
@subsection Fitting music onto fewer pages
When investigating layout issues, @code{annotate-spacing} is
an invaluable tool. This command prints the values of various
-layout spacing commands; see @ruser{Displaying spacing}, for more
+layout spacing commands; see @ref{Displaying spacing}, for more
details. From the output of @code{annotate-spacing}, we can
see which margins we may wish to alter.
@item
Alter the horizontal spacing via @code{SpacingSpanner}. See
-@ruser{Changing horizontal spacing}, for more details. Here's
-an example first showing the default behaviour:
+@ref{Changing horizontal spacing}, for more details. Here's
+an example first showing the default behavior:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right]
\score {
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