Re: temporarily overriding paper variables

[David Kastrup]

Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org> writes:

> OK, thanks.
>
>> However, you should be able to get your desired output using a
>> `\vspace` in the markup.
>
> Nope, this doesn't work, AFAICS.  I have a paper setting
>
> ```
> \once \set markup-system-spacing.padding = 2.5
> ```
>
> and my code uses
>
> ```
> \markup \with-dimensions #'(0 . 0) #'(0 . 0) {
>   ...
> }
>
> \score { ... }
> ```
>
> and there is apparently no way to make the markup really
> 'transparent', i.e., taking zero vertical space.  The padding between
> markup and system is always inserted, and I wasn't able to find a
> solution to give the markup a 'negative height'.

If you don't want vertical padding, your horizontal dimensions must be
an empty interval, not a point interval.

-- 
David Kastrup