Re: How to enlarge the entire Lilypond output (pdf)

[Eef Weenink]

I recognize the issue. My working method:

1. In lilypond I go for the best options, like staffsize, number of systems per 
page, number of pages, etcetera. 
2.  On the iPad I have Forscore for practicing music. To get the best view on 
about 2-3 feet distance, I use the crop function to minimize the white around 
the music. 
3. If needed I export this pdf for printing on paper A4 or A3 sized. 

Best results in not too much time. 


Met vriendelijke groet, Eef

H.E. Weenink MBA

> Op 16 sep. 2022 om 02:59 heeft David Wright <lilylis@lionunicorn.co.uk> het 
> volgende geschreven:
> 
> On Thu 15 Sep 2022 at 16:50:30 (-0700), Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
>> 
>>  Perhaps I'm not searching the Lilypond documentation wisely, but I do not
>> see a way to enlarge the entire Lilypond output in scale (staff, notes,
>> text, everything).
> 
> Everything? including the paper?
> 
>>  Perhaps I have to modify the pdf itself?  If so, does that decrease the
>> clarity/precision of the presentation?
> 
> Yes, if you want to make the music larger on each page, with
> fewer measures/line and lines/page, and using more pages.
> 
> #(set-global-staff-size 20.0)   is the default. Increase or
> decrease accordingly.
> 
>>  I'd like to control this globally, and, preferably, externally.
> 
> Oh, scratch the previous paragraph. Just find a viewer that's
> able to increase and decrease the magnification. (Don't they all?)
> 
>>  My wife is trying to use the Lilypond pdf that I generate on her iPad and
>> sometimes she tries to resize (enlarge) it and that fails.
> 
> That suggests that it's not obvious how you should be controlling
> your viewer. Tyically, you'd put your fingers on the screen and
> slide them apart to expand the display, or you'd select
> magnification factors from a menu (or, as I do, have predefined
> keystrokes, 0–9, z, h, w, that set preferred magnifications,
> 100–2000%, fit to page, height, or width).
> 
> So it depends on which you and your wife want.
> 
> Cheers,
> David.
>