Concerning the examples in the manual, section 4.4.2:
4.4.2 Explicit staff and system positioning
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/explicit-staff-and-system-positioning
I don't understand the reason that the variables that
override default spacing between systems:
#'line-break-system-details #'((X-offset . 20))
#'line-break-system-details #'((Y-offset . 40))
#'line-break-system-details #'((X-offset . 20) (Y-offset . 40))
#'line-break-system-details #'((alignment-distances . (15)))
#'line-break-system-details #'((X-offset . 20) (Y-offset . 40)
(alignment-distances . (15)))
are within one of the "\new Voice" brackets:
\new Voice { }
Since these vertical spacing over-rides are to
supposed to effect spacing "between systems"
why are is this syntax inserted within
just one of the voices of a system?
I would have thought that syntax to indicate
spacing between systems would have been
placed within the "\score {}" brackets before
any of the "\new Staff" brackets.
Is my question clear? Thank you for your help.