slashSeparator-question

[Dr. med. Kai Lautenschläger]

Hi Everyone,

in my scores I usually use the command: system-separator-markup =  
\slashSeparator
within the /paper-block. Sometimes at the same time I want very narrow 
distances between staves (system-system-spacing). After searching the manuals I 
couldn't find an answer to two questions concerning this symbol. I read there, 
that I can use any /markup-block for system-separator-markup but:

1. Sometimes the slashSeparator comes very close to the bar-numbering of the 
first staff. Is it possible to pad the slashSeparator in any way. For that I 
would - as I understand it - have to know the context in which the symbol is 
set.

2. I can not change the size (I would like for it to be larger) of the symbol. 
If I am not mistaken I would need a possibility to directly name the glyph. But 
I can't find a hint, where the gylph comes form (what font, maybe a 
glyph-name). Can anyone point me to that information?

Maybe I searched for the wrong keywords or didn't understand the manual. Any 
tip is very welcome!…

This sample is showing the problem a little drastically

\version "2.17.2"

\header { 
}

\score {
        \new Voice { 
                \repeat unfold 16 { 
                        c'4 c' c' c' |
                 }  
        }
}

\paper {
system-separator-markup = \slashSeparator
system-system-spacing =
    #'((basic-distance . 7.5)
       (minimum-distance . 0)
       (padding . 0.5))
}


Best regards

Kai