Re: SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration doesn't work as expected?Compressing a score horizontally

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janek Warchoł" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:00 AM
Subject: SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration doesn't work as 
expected?Compressing a score horizontally


> Hi,
>
> I want to compress the score in attachment horizontally, in particular
> i want the sixteenth coloraturas to be packed more dense. I added
> \context {
> \Score \override SpacingSpanner  #'base-shortest-duration =
> #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
> }
> and nothing happened. Looks like i can only widen the spacing (
> #(ly:make-moment 1 32) has an effect on the score).
> Is it supposed to work like that?
>
> cheers,
> Janek
Notation Reference section 4.5.1 points to

\override SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #n.n

as controlling this.  It seems to work as expected on your score.


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Phil Holmes