Re: Problem with ragged-last and verse numbers

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eluze" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>; "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Problem with ragged-last and verse numbers


> Am 02.12.2010, 09:40 Uhr, schrieb Phil Holmes <address@hidden>:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > However, ragged-right and ragged-last still work in exactly the same way.
> > See new attachments.
> >
> > --
> > Phil Holmes
>
> in your examples - yes.
>
> but the problem came up with a score written in gregorian style and that's 
> where it happens!
>
> just add
>
>   \include "gregorian.ly"
>
> to see it:
>
> ragged-last in the \paper has no effect, whereas in a \layout block it 
> works!
>
> Eluze

OK.  I think I've got this sorted out.  You can (as a general rule) put the 
"ragged" commands inside either a \layout block, or a \paper block - or 
both.  However, if you use a \layout block, this over-rides the settings 
from the \paper block, which therefore have no effect.  gregorian.ly 
contains the line "ragged-last = ##t" in a \layout block - therefore setting 
this to false in a \paper block has no effect.  Setting any other ragged 
setting in a \paper block will work.  So to make ragged-last false, the 
\layout command in gregorian.ly has to be over-ridden with "ragged-last = 
##t" in a \layout block in the source file - after the \include.

Pretty certain that's right.  Phew.

Not sure why it works like this, though.


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Phil Holmes