Re: space in text

[David Petrou]

> > The problem is that the spaces "\\ \\ " after "Andante" seem to be
> > ignored.  The "Andante" and the quarter note are right next to each
> > other.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> 
> You don't gain anything from using TeX syntax here, if you just
> add spaces at the end of a string, Lilypond will take all the
> spaces into account; try "\\it Andante      "

That works fine.  Thanks!

How is it that some TeX commands (escaped "\it") are honored and
others aren't?

>    /Mats

david