Re: need more help with spacing overrides

[ed stuckems]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Thomas Morley
<address@hidden> wrote:
> 2012/12/13 ed stuckems <address@hidden>:
>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:16 AM, Keith OHara <address@hidden> wrote:
<snip>
> see NR 4.1.4 Flexible vertical spacing \paper variables
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/notation-big-page#flexible-vertical-spacing-_005cpaper-variables
>
> \version "2.16.1"
>
> \paper {
>         system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #30
> }
>
>   \new PianoStaff <<
>     \new Staff { \repeat unfold 4 { c'1 \break } }
>     \new Staff { \repeat unfold 4 { c'1 \break } } >>
>

The solution is perfect, thanks.  And the reference too is perfect.

While I love lilypond, I will never get used to the number of
parameters that I can tweaks, set, and over ride.  While I understand
they are a necessary evil, it would be great if there was a better way
to discover them.  I find them scattered among the IR, NR, tutorial,
and the snippets.  Worse still is that I don't always know what I'm
looking for ;-(.  Anyway, like I said, I love lilypond and I hope that
one day, I'll know enough to answer questions.

Thanks to everyone who responded.

Regards,
eds