Re: Problem with ragged-last and verse numbers

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "eluze" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>; "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Problem with ragged-last and verse numbers


> Am 02.12.2010, 12:38 Uhr, schrieb Phil Holmes <address@hidden>:
> > OK.  I think I've got this sorted out.  You can (as a general rule) put 
> > the "ragged" commands inside either a \layout block, or a \paper block - 
> > or both.  However, if you use a \layout block, this over-rides the 
> > settings from the \paper block, which therefore have no effect. 
> > gregorian.ly contains the line "ragged-last = ##t" in a \layout block - 
> > therefore setting this to false in a \paper block has no effect. 
> > Setting any other ragged setting in a \paper block will work.  So to 
> > make ragged-last false, the \layout command in gregorian.ly has to be 
> > over-ridden with "ragged-last = ##t" in a \layout block in the source 
> > file - after the \include.
> >
> > Pretty certain that's right.  Phew.
> >
> > Not sure why it works like this, though.
> > --
> > Phil Holmes
>
> nice explanation, Whew!
>
> so to re-establish the compliance with the general rules, ragged-last 
> should be put in a \paper block in gregorian.ly, with - as you mention - 
> the small constraint to use it after the \include!

I think it would be better to put it in a \paper block in gregorian.ly, 
since this could then be over-ridden by either \paper or \layout in the 
lilyPond file.
--
Phil Holmes