Don,
the problem has disappeared - see my posting concerning the .sty file.
Rainer
"Simons, Don" wrote:
>
> > Rainer aus dem Spring wrote
> >
> > >Can anybody explain how the AI option works?
> >
> > Vertical spacing of multi-staff scores on a page is one of PMX's weaker
> > areas. There is a complicated algorithm that computes a value for
> > \interstaff, the space from the top of one staff to the top of the next
> > staff in the same system. The number of systems on a page will have been
> > set independently in one of a number of different ways. Then because the
> > page ends with \eject but with no \vfill, the remaining vertical space is
> > evenly distributed between the systems. The problem is that the algorithm
> > for computing \interstaff doesn't always give the appearance you would
> > like.
> >
> > Until I or someone else comes up with a better way of doing things, I
> > implemented a kluge. "AI[x]", placed at the very beginning of a score,
> > will multiply PMX's computed \interstaff for EVERY page by x. So for
> > example if you want more space between systems on every page (compared to
> > what PMX computed), then set x to something less than 1, thereby reducing
> > the space between staves within each system and increasing the available
> > vertical space for use between systems. And conversely. If you only want
> > to make the adjustment on one page, use "Ai[x]" sometime BEFORE or right
> > at the start of the new page.
> >
> > If there is only one staff per system, neither AI, Ai, nor \interstaff
> > will have any effect, because \interstaff only applies between staves
> > within a system. The way to control vertical spacing in this case is
> > simply by changing the number of systems on the page, either in the setup
> > data or with forced page breaks.
> >
> > Of course there are other ways of setting \interstaff and other vertical
> > spacing parameters directly using in-line TeX; some of these have been
> > discussed in the recent past on the list.
> >
> > --Don Simons
