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Traditionally, smaller staves key signature spacing is slightly different than full size staves ones. Here's a function that automatically calculates the right key signature spacing according to the staff size. <lilypond version="2.24" full> %% => http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=1094 %% This extends \staffSize as defined in %% "Changing the size of a staff with a music function" %% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=862 staffSize = #(define-music-function (new-size) (number?) #{ \set fontSize = #new-size \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep new-size) \override StaffSymbol.thickness = #(magstep new-size) \override KeySignature.padding = #(* 2/3 (- 1 (magstep new-size))) #}) keyTest = { \key cis\major s4*4 \bar "" } \markup\italic "Default output:" << \new Staff \with { fontSize = #-3 \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3) \override StaffSymbol.thickness = #(magstep -3) } \keyTest \new Staff \keyTest >> \markup\italic "Traditional output:" << \new Staff \with { \staffSize #-3 } \keyTest \new Staff \keyTest >> %{ % For v.2.19 and higher: scaleStaff = #(define-music-function (scaleFac) (number?) #{ \magnifyStaff #scaleFac \override KeySignature.padding = #(* 2/3 (- 1 scaleFac)) #}) sizeTest = #5/7 keyTest = { \key cis\major s4*4 \bar "" } << \new Staff \with { \scaleStaff #sizeTest } \keyTest \new Staff \keyTest >> %} \paper { tagline = ##f } </lilypond> [[Category:Staff notation]] [[Category:Vocal music]] [[Category:Spacing]] [[Category:Contexts and engravers]] [[Category:Tweaks and overrides]] [[Category:Specific notation]] [[Category:Workaround]] [[Category:Snippet]]
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