On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Matthew Collett <m_coll...@ihug.co.nz>wrote:

> On 12/07/2011, at 2:35 am, Wilbert Berendsen wrote:
>
> > #(define (fixed-staff-width grob)
> >         (ly:output-def-lookup (ly:grob-layout grob) 'line-width))
> >
> > \layout {
> >  ragged-right = ##t
> >  \context {
> >    \Staff
> >    \override StaffSymbol #'width = #fixed-staff-width
> >  }
> > }
>
> That looks uncannily identical to David's solution, apart from giving it a
> name (which is a good idea).  Perhaps it deserves to be a snippet?
>

I also think that the name is a good idea.

Besides being useful for the chant application, I think it could be used for
making exercises along the lines of "given this opening, continue the
melody" without doing trial-and-error to get a good spacing.

Best,
David
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