Re: Why does -dbackend=svg -dcrop remove system-system-spacing?

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> > Perhaps the syntax and functionality of -dcrop could be extended to
>> > include:
>> > 
>> > <absent>     ie default #f:  as now, no cropped output
>> > -dcrop       ie #t: preserve whitespace, set as one long cropped
>> >              *page* 
>> > -dcrop num   separate cropped *systems* by num mm of whitespace
>> >              (mm is already used as the unit of eps-box-padding)
>> > 
>> > So anyone who relies on the current behaviour could just add 0 to
>> > their -dcrop option. Transparent strut workarounds could be
>> > removed.
>> 
>> I vote against this.  LilyPond's behaviour is simply broken and
>> should be corrected.  People who use struts can also easily set the
>> staff-staff distance to zero (using the standard LilyPond paper
>> variables).
> 
> I think you could be more specific about precisely which parts
> you're unhappy with, rather than quoting the entirety and saying you
> vote against this.

Oh, sorry, I thought it was obvious.  I vote against adding a new
argument to `-dcrop`.  Instead, the option should behave as expected
and documented (i.e., having the output is on a single page with
cropped margins, and no changes to any other vertical whitespace).


    Werner