Re: How to stop system from extending to the end of the page?

[-Eluze]

dflo404 wrote:
> 
> I've tried searching for my question but I can't seem to find anything,
> maybe because I don't exactly know what to search for.
> 
> Here is the problem:
> 
> Whenever I use the \break command, the system that is broken extends to
> the end of the page.  This is what I want most of the time, but how can I
> override this?
> 
> For example, let's say I have 8 systems worth of neatly-spaced measures,
> and the last system only contains 2 measures.  Since the system
> automatically extends to the end of the page, these 2 measures get
> stretched out to a very unnecessary level.  I want the last measure to
> stop in the middle of the page, so that those 2 measures are spaced
> appropriately.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
the word you're looking for is *ragged* and you can put ragged-right = ##t 
in the \paper or \layout part.

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