Re: engraving question

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Joe Neeman escreveu:
> On Saturday 18 August 2007 11:48, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>> 2007/8/16, Joe Neeman <address@hidden>:
>>> I'm trying to tweak the spacing code, and I've come across a case where
>>> I'm not sure what to do. In the attached example, I have a note followed
>>> by a clef change followed by a bar line. Given that the clef fits in the
>>> space that would be there anyway, should it take up extra space? Any
>>> strong opinions (they will be regarded more highly if they come with
>>> references, of course)?
> 
> To follow this up, the default now is to do the tight spacing as suggested by 
> Mark Knoop. To enable looser spacing, I've added a new property to 
> NoteSpacing:
> \override NoteSpacing #'space-to-barline = ##f
> will put more space before a clef. I've made the tight spacing the default 
> because it works with both polyphonic and monophonic music.

This is good as a temporary solution, but there are very, very few people 
that know where to find this kind of option, let alone how to modify them
effectively. I would welcome some more analysis what the Right Thing for 
this is. 

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