There's an accepted enhancement to add command-line support for global-staff-size to LilyPond:
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/2095/ The enhancement would open the door to specify override values for global-staff-sizes for letter/A4 in the source code. Mutopia scripts could then implement the distinct values for Letter vs. A4 PDF generation...I'm thinking headers \mutopiaLetterStaffSize = X, \mutopiaAFourStaffSize = Y, or some other more elegant solution. I often spend time adjusting spacing to make both letter & A4 acceptable, while avoiding orphan systems, page breaks in less-than-ideal measures, too-airy pages, etc. Adjustments (in order of preference and their impact on maintainability & readability): * adjust vertical margins/distances/padding for titles & footers * adjust left/right margins * fixed line-width * adjusting staff-staff-spacing min distance * add breaks and/or noBreaks here an there * adjust staff-size (within range 18-21) It's surely a matter of personal preference, but in general, I prioritize font-size over other formatting adjustments. That is to say, I spend time trying out other formatting fixes, including ragged pages, before I decide to go with global-staff-size smaller than ~18. Javier ________________________________ From: Knute Snortum <ksnor...@gmail.com> To: "mutopia-discuss@mutopiaproject.org" <mutopia-discuss@mutopiaproject.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 11:45 AM Subject: [Mutopia-discuss] Different page numbers and formatting between A4 and Letter sizes I try to make my contributions fit in a whole number of pages, that is, not with a ragged last page. To do this, I often change the global staff size. The problem arises when I have to change from A4 to Letter paper size. Often the number of pages changes, making one look too spaced out. What would be nice is if I could specify a different staff size for different paper sizes. If not, I have to decide between a ragged last page, or worse, making one size look bad for the sake of the other. Since I'm from the US, I would favor Letter. The A4 people would need to change some settings and recompile. How can we avoid this? --- Knute Snortum (via Gmail)_______________________________________________ Mutopia-discuss mailing list Mutopia-discuss@mutopiaproject.org http://lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com/mailman/listinfo/mutopia-discuss _______________________________________________ Mutopia-discuss mailing list Mutopia-discuss@mutopiaproject.org http://lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com/mailman/listinfo/mutopia-discuss
