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4.2.2 Setting the staff size
The default staff size is set to 20 points. This may be changed in two ways:
To set the staff size globally for all scores in a file (or
in a book block, to be precise), use set-global-staff-size.
#(set-global-staff-size 14)
This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height and scales all fonts accordingly.
To set the staff size individually for each score, use
\score{
…
\layout {
#(layout-set-staff-size 15)
}
}
The Feta font provides musical symbols at eight different sizes. Each font is tuned for a different staff size: at a smaller size the font becomes heavier, to match the relatively heavier staff lines. The recommended font sizes are listed in the following table:
font name
staff height (pt)
staff height (mm)
use
feta11
11.22
3.9
pocket scores
feta13
12.60
4.4
feta14
14.14
5.0
feta16
15.87
5.6
feta18
17.82
6.3
song books
feta20
20
7.0
standard parts
feta23
22.45
7.9
feta26
25.2
8.9
These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property
fontSize and the layout property staff-space (in
StaffSymbol) can be used to tune the size for individual
staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size.
See also
Notation Reference: Selecting notation font size.
Snippets: Spacing.
Known issues and warnings
layout-set-staff-size does not change the distance between the
staff lines.
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