Re: fixed vertical space

[Nick Payne]

On 20/09/13 19:13, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Werner LEMBERG" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:06 AM
> Subject: fixed vertical space
>
>
> > I have
> >
> >  \markup { ...}
> >
> >  \score { ... }
> >
> > (at the top level) and I want some vertical space between the \markup
> > and the \score which isn't stretchable.  How can I achieve that?
> >
> >
> >    Werner
>
> \markup { \vspace #10 } ?

Doesn't something like this do it?

\version "2.17.25"

\paper {
  markup-system-spacing =
    #'((minimum-distance . 6)
       (padding . 0)
       (stretchability . 0))
}

\markup { Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party }

\relative f'' {
\repeat unfold 256 { c4 }
}