Re: How to stop system from extending to the end of the page?

[Brett McCoy]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:32 AM, dflo404 <address@hidden> wrote:

> I've tried searching for my question but I can't seem to find anything, maybe
> because I don't exactly know what to search for.
>
> Here is the problem:
>
> Whenever I use the \break command, the system that is broken extends to the
> end of the page.  This is what I want most of the time, but how can I
> override this?
>
> For example, let's say I have 8 systems worth of neatly-spaced measures, and
> the last system only contains 2 measures.  Since the system automatically
> extends to the end of the page, these 2 measures get stretched out to a very
> unnecessary level.  I want the last measure to stop in the middle of the
> page, so that those 2 measures are spaced appropriately.

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Line-breaking#Line-breaking

-- Brett
------------------------------------------------------------
"In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden;
    If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world."
               -- Jelaleddin Rumi