Re: struggling to get horizontal space on the page exactly proportional to time

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Roberts" <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
> To: "Lillypond Users Mailing List" <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 12:41:14 AM
> Subject: struggling to get horizontal space on the page exactly proportional 
> to time

> Hello lilyponders. I'm new to music, and very new to lilypond, but I
> thought I'd take a shot at using lilypond to typeset Greensleeves,
> since the printed version I am learning from is just a stream of
> notes, its printed representation obscures the repetitive elements.
> 
> Attached is what I have. Notice how the bars don't line up? I know
> that's traditional in sheet music (maybe because space was a premium
> on vellum?), but I'd like to see them line up so I can scan quickly
> and see how the patterns more easily.
> 
> Thanks!
> Sam

Sam,

See attached.  I commented out the ragged-right bits.  I think this may be what 
you're after.  For the pick-up note at the beginning you would need to adjust 
the indent of the first system by quite a bit if you wanted it lined up with 
the last beat of the first full system.

-David

greensleaves-1.ly
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