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m Make MM rests less wide to avoid line break in the PDF version of 'Snippets'
 
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   R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16 \break
   R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16 \break
   \override MultiMeasureRest.space-increment = 5
   \override MultiMeasureRest.space-increment = 4
   R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16
   R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16
}
}

Latest revision as of 08:12, 8 December 2025

Multi-measure rests have a length according to their total duration, which is under the control of the space-increment property of the MultiMeasureRest grob; its default value is 2.

\version "2.24"

\relative c' {
  \omit Staff.TimeSignature
  \compressEmptyMeasures

  R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16 \break
  \override MultiMeasureRest.space-increment = 4
  R1*2 R1*4 R1*64 R1*16
}

\layout {
  ragged-right = ##t
}