Re: beginning-of-measure padding value?

[Mats Bengtsson]

I hope you have seen the earlier followups in this email thread,
for example
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-04/msg00161.html
which shows a setting that gives a layout more close to that
in 2.10.

   /Mats

jba wrote:

> This has also frustrated me, and none of the solutions recommended is ideal.
> What bothers me is that it looks great in 2.10 (no flats touch barlines),
> but I now depend on features in 2.11. It happens with sharps but is
> especially apparent in flats, which, in the most recent versions, nearly
> touch the barline if they immediately follow one.
>
> I'll submit a lilypond file if the issue is not reproducible, but it's
> strange that 2.11 passes this test:
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/input/regression/lily-438f5f0b8d.ly
>
> Other than this trivial problem, I'm really starting to like lilypond.
> Thanks guys!
>
>
> Kieren MacMillan wrote:
>  
>
> > [ Lilypond 2.11.12 ; Mac OS X 10.4.9 ]
> >
> > Hello, all!
> >
> > In recent versions of Lilypond, I find that the first element of  
> > every measure is generally too close to the preceding barline for my  
> > taste -- i.e., there isn't enough left-padding on the first note or  
> > rest or whatever (n.b., the spacing issue is especially egregious  
> > when the first item is an accidental, arpeggio, or other "note  
> > attachment").
> >
> > Is there a single setting I can adjust to globally increase the space  
> > at the beginning of measures?
> >
> > I tried BarLine right-padding and space-after type options, but they  
> > all left unwanted space after the last barline of a given system...
> > There's also a nice hint on the list which assists with the  
> > "attachments", but I'd prefer a global option.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kieren.
> >
> >
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