Re: newbie q: staff size

[Dominic Neumann]

hi,

try to put the setting directly after the \version tag. This works fine for me:

%%% BEGIN OF CODE %%%
\version "2.10.20"

#(set-global-staff-size 40)

\score


{\relative c'


%%%%%  Intro

   {     \set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-barnumbers
       {\set Staff.instrumentName = "TPT"}

       \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 1
       \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*3

       r4 a'8.-> \(b16-- c4-- e--
       a2 e4.. a16--
       g4-- e2.\) \breathe
       e2---> \(d --->
       c--->\) r2 \bar "|:" \mark \default

%%%%%  Verse
       \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*3

       a16-> \(<\parenthesize a>  a a-. ~ a16 a8-. a16 g8-- a-.\) r4

       \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*2

       a16-> \(<\parenthesize a>  a a-. ~ a16 a8-. a16 g8-- a-.\) r4
       r1
       r4 b8.-> \(cis16 d4-- cis-.\)
       r4 a8.-> \(b16 c4-- b-.\)




   }

}

%%% END OF CODE %%%


2007/4/1, steve berthiaume <address@hidden>:
> hello; enjoying learning this program!
>
> i want to enlarge the size of my trumpet chart, as we are all getting older
> and must apparently continue to play in poorly-lit venues :-(.
>
> what's the easiest way to do this?  i've tried
>
>     \layout
>    {#(set-global-staff-size 20)}
>
> but this only generates an error:
>
>    Warning: not in toplevel scope
>
> and no change in the printout.
>
> i've also tried
>    \score
>    { .\layout{ #(layout-set-staff-size 15) }}
>
> in different permutations (with & without {} at various points etc.) but all
> this seems to do is increase the size of the music relative to the staff, so
> i get giant notes on a normal-sized staff.
>
> thanks in advance for any help; here's my score so far (I can already hear
> everyone laughing!):
>
> -steve
>
> [begin code]
> \version "2.10.20"
>
>  \score
>
>
> {\relative c'
>
>
> %%%%%  Intro
>
>     {     \set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-barnumbers
>          {\set Staff.instrumentName = "TPT"}
>
>          \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 1
>         \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*3
>
>         r4 a'8.-> \(b16-- c4-- e--
>         a2 e4.. a16--
>         g4-- e2.\) \breathe
>         e2---> \(d --->
>         c--->\) r2 \bar "|:" \mark \default
>
>  %%%%%  Verse
>         \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*3
>
>          a16-> \(<\parenthesize a>  a a-. ~ a16 a8-. a16 g8-- a-.\) r4
>
>         \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*2
>
>         a16-> \(<\parenthesize a>  a a-. ~ a16 a8-. a16 g8-- a-.\) r4
>          r1
>         r4 b8.-> \(cis16 d4-- cis-.\)
>          r4 a8.-> \(b16 c4-- b-.\)
>
>
>
>
>     }
>
>  }
> \layout
> {#(set-global-staff-size 20)}
>
>
> [end code]
>
>
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