Re: Set global staff size as command line option

[Colin Hall]

On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 11:35:45PM +0100, Xavier Scheuer wrote:
> 
> It would be nice to add my initial request (first message of this
> thread) to the tracker also.  Maybe I was not clear, but that feature
> request has its place on the tracker, isn't it?
> 
> On 7 December 2011 15:01, Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is it possible to set global staff size as command line option?
> > Like it is possible to specify paper size with
> >
> >  lilypond -dpaper-size=\"letter\"  myfile.ly
> >
> > I'd like a similar command line option for #(set-global-staff-size 14) .
> > Is there a way to achieve this with current version?

Not with the same syntax as you show for paper-size, but it is possible. See 
earlier posts and my example below.

It looks like the developers have selected some variables, including 
paper-size, for inclusion in the ly:set-option feature. I'll create a feature 
request and let them determine if it is possible or desireable to add 
global-staff-size.

In the meantime, this is how to do it using the -e command line option.

--- test.ly ---

\version "2.14.2"

#(use-modules (guile-user))
#(set-global-staff-size mySize)

{
  c''4 c''4 c''4 c''4 |
}

----

And then on the UNIX command line:

lilypond -e'(define-public mySize 14)' test.ly

Or for Windows (I haven't tested this):

lilypond "-e(define-public mySize 14)" test.ly

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall