Re: `fitting music onto fewer pages'

[Graham Percival]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:18:28 +0200 (CEST)
Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:

> In the section `fitting music onto fewer pages' the perhaps most
> important fine-tuning method is completely missing:
> 
>   \layout {
>     \context {
>       \Score
>       \override SpacingSpanner
>                 #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 15)
>     }
>   }
> 
> The default moment is 3/16, but any values can be used.  The greater
> it is, the tighter the music is typeset.

Could somebody write an example that illustrates this?  I'd like to
have an example of something (not too long; two or three lines would be
good) to show what affect this has.

Kieren, this would be a good mini-project once you're done your
opera.  :)
- Graham