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+\version "2.16.0"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "When the staff-space is increased, the system-start delimiter
+should still be collapsed (i.e. the collapse-height should not give an absolute
+length, but a multiple of staff-spaces)."
+}
+
+\new Staff \with { \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #1.4 }
+{
+ a4 b c d
+}