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4.1.3 Fixed vertical spacing \paper variables

Default values (before scaling) are defined in file ly/paper-defaults-init.ly.

paper-height ¶

The height of the page, unset by default. Note that the automatic scaling of some vertical dimensions is not affected by this.

top-margin ¶

The margin between the top of the page and the top of the printable area. If the paper size is modified, this dimension’s default value is scaled accordingly.

bottom-margin ¶

The margin between the bottom of the printable area and the bottom of the page. If the paper size is modified, this dimension’s default value is scaled accordingly.

ragged-bottom ¶

If this is set to #t, systems will be set at their natural spacing, neither compressed nor stretched vertically to fit the page.

ragged-last-bottom ¶

If this is set to #f, then the last page, and the last page in each section created with a \bookpart block, will be vertically justified in the same way as the earlier pages.

See also

Notation Reference: Automatic scaling to paper size.

Installed Files: ly/paper-defaults-init.ly.

Snippets: Spacing.

Known issues and warnings

The titles (from the \header block) are treated as a system, so ragged-bottom and ragged-last-bottom will add space between the titles and the first system of the score.

Explicitly defined paper sizes will override any user-defined top or bottom margin settings.