Re: Another vertical page layout issue

[Joe Neeman]

On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 23:34 +0100, Reinhold Kainhofer wrote:
> Hi again,
> The attached file contains two almost identical scores (just the
> lenght of 
> them varies) without any special settings. However, the vertical
> layout of 
> both scores with identical settings is radically different:
> -) The first, 6-measure score is placed on 6 (!!!) pages, with one
> measure per 
> page. Due to RemoveEmptyStaffContext, some pages contain only one
> system
> with two staves, stretched VERY, VERY wide.
> -) Strangely, the second, 16-measure score is normally stretched, with
> 2-4 
> systems per page, resulting in only 5 pages for this score...
> 
> Is this yet another problem in the vertical layout code?

No, the problem is below...

> \version "2.13.11"
> 
> #(set-default-paper-size "a5")
> #(set-global-staff-size 15)
> 
> \layout {
>   \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext  }
> }
> 
> \paper {
>   ragged-bottom=##f
>   ragged-last-bottom=##f
> }
> 
> % This score is placed on 6 (!!!) pages, with one measure per page.
> % Due to RemoveEmptyStaffContext, some pages contain only one system
> % with two staves, stretched VERY, VERY wide.
> \score {
>   \new StaffGroup <<
>     \new Staff { \repeat unfold 6 { g'4 g' g' g' \pageBreak} }
here :) ---------------------------------------------^