On 13/02/2024 09:40, Xavier Scheuer wrote:
On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 at 10:20, Mariya Kireva <kir...@proton.me> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> it is possible to set up the staff size in lilypond precise in cm or mm?
Hello,
Do you want to set the global staff size so that you have a precise
staff height and scale everything (note heads, stems, texts, titles)
accordingly?
In that case, as mentioned in NR 4.2.2 Setting the staff size:
The default staff size is 20 points, which corresponds to a staff
height of 7.03mm (one point is equal to 100/7227 of an inch, or
2540/7227 mm)
So if you want a staff height of, say, 10mm you should set the global
staff size to 20*10/7.03 = 28.45 points.
#(set-global-staff-size 28.45)
Length conversion factors are built into LilyPond, so to save doing the
arithmetic yourself, you can write
#(set-global-staff-size (/ (ly:mm 10) (ly:pt 1)))
which scales 10mm to units of points.
--
Timothy Lanfear, Bristol, UK.
