Re: adjusting horizontal spacing - a function dedicated to Graham

[Janek Warchoł]

[forwarding to the -user list, maybe someone else will have an idea]

2013/9/20 Peter Gentry <address@hidden>:
> I have run into a snag. I have a file which engraves four movements in 
> "bookparts" which are defined in separate files. The
> \horizontalSpacingLoose is included in the description of each bookpart but 
> it only takes effect in the first bookpart.
>
> \bookpart{
>
>
> \score {
>         <<
>          \staffinstrument
>            \ledgers{
>              \naturalizeMusic{
>             \horizontalSpacingLoose {
>                 \include "K388_Bb_M1_L4.ly" }}}
>         >>
>  } % end of Score block
>
>  \header {
>  mycustomtext = \markup { \xSurname \xtitle " -" \xinstrument }
>  piece = \markup {\hspace #40  \fontsize #5 \bold "I - Allegro"}
>                                            } % end of header block
> } %end of bookpart block
>
> % -----------------------------------------------------------
> % Second bookpart block note revised header
> % -----------------------------------------------------------
> \bookpart {
>  \score {
>         <<
>          \staffinstrument
>            \ledgers{
>              \naturalizeMusic{
>             \horizontalSpacingLoose {
>                  \include "K388_Bb_M2_L4.ly"}}}
>         >>
>                   } % end of score block
>
>               \header {  piece =\markup {\hspace #40 \fontsize #5  \bold "II 
> - Andante" }
>                                 mycustomtext = \markup { \xSurname \xtitle " 
> -" \xinstrument } }
>              } % end of bookpart block
>
> Do you see a problem with the way I am using it?

No, it appears fine.  A compilable example (with unnecessary stuff
removed), please?
Also, what happens if you place

\layout {
  \horizontalSpacingLoose
}

at the top of the file?

best,
Janek