Re: markLengthOn leads to excessively wide MMRs

[Saul Tobin]

Okay, will do. Thanks

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 8:07 AM Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:

> Le lundi 10 juillet 2023 à 13:06 -0700, Saul Tobin a écrit :
>
> \layout {
>   \context {
>     \Score
>     skipBars = ##t
>     \markLengthOn
>   }
> }
>
> {
>   \tempo "Tempo" 4=120
>   R1*4
>   \mark\default
> }
>
> The MMR should only stretch to the minimum length necessary to
> accommodate the MetronomeMark. This leads to very ugly results with long
> MetronomeMarks, including sometimes stretching measures beyond the page
> margins (even if the text itself fits within the margins). It also leads to
> ugly results when a system contains multiple MMRs, as one is too wide and
> the other too narrow.
>
> I have not found an obvious way to tweak this behavior.
>
>
>
> Sounds reasonable.
>
> What about creating the issue yourself? The reason for asking to report on
> bug-lilypond is to filter out reports that aren't actual bugs, and make
> sure the necessary info is there before filing an issue. All bug reports
> I've seen from you so far I've just pasted as-is into the tracker, so...
>
> Best,
> Jean
>
>