Re: title spacing

[Carl Sorensen]

On 4/17/11 3:56 PM, "Xavier Scheuer" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 17 April 2011 23:04, Laurens van der Wee <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm a user that mainly throws together what he needs, there are
>> probably some obvious gaps in my knowledge, so apologies if this is
>> too obvious...
>> 
>> My goal is simply to control the distance between a system and the
>> title of the next score block. In the score I'm working on, the space
>> is just too small, almost colliding with the last bit of the previous
>> score block.
>> 
>> I'm willing to use piece instead of title, but in that case I'd love
>> to learn how I can center-align it, since also that doesn't seem to work...
>> 
>> Any help very much appreciated.
> 
> Since you are using a development version (I see "2.13.56") I suggest
> you to upgrade to latest development version and to consult the version
> of the doc corresponding to this development version (now 2.13.60).
> 
> A dozen weeks ago (between 2.13.sth and 2.13.sth+1) the syntax changed
> from  "before-title-space"  to  "markup-system-spacing".
> The value of this variable looks like
> 
>   \paper {
>     markup-system-spacing =
>       #'((basic-distance . 10) (padding . 1) (stretchability . 30))
>   }
> 
> To understand this, see (doc v2.13.60)
> NR 4.1.4 Flexible vertical spacing \paper variables
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/flexible-vertical-spacing
> -_005cpaper-variables.html

I agree with everything Xavier has said, except the paper variable used to
control the spacing between a system and the title of the next score is
"score-markup-spacing".

HTH,

Carl