Change distance between systems
I've read several threads, with supposed answers on changing the min/max distance. Each answer has links but following those links there really is no answer to how to do this. I understand that Musescore wants to maximize the page and equidistance the systems. But this just is not satifactory especially for scores with a) a single instrument and b) only a few systems. having them spread out makes it impossible to see on a screen.
I am uploaded both a score, as well as a pdf which I manipulated to move the systems closer together. I am sure this should be possible with Musescore. And changing the Scaling/Staff space is wrong as that makes the entire staff/system smaller.
Any help or insight much appreciated.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Azizes_Taxim.pdf | 49.73 KB |
| Azizes_Taxim.mscz | 12.12 KB |
Comments
You wrote:
I understand that Musescore wants to maximize the page and equidistance the systems.
If you want more whitespace at the bottom of the page, you can use a staff spacer from the 'Breaks & Spacers' palette. This can be used to move staves closer than autoplacement would normally allow.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/breaks-and-spacers#spacers
Here's your score with a spacer:
Azizes_Taxim_w_spacer.mscz
Another way is to use menu item: Format > Style > Page and click 'Disable vertical justification of staves'.
(This will affect all the pages of a multi-page score.)
In reply to You wrote: I understand that… by Jm6stringer
OK, thank you. That helps. It doesn't give the fine (exact) control I would want, but I understand, and it definitely makes it better. Not sure why thast was so hard to figure out. Thanks again
For scores with just a single staff, you don't need the "vertical justification" feature in Format / Style / Page. That's effective for spreading staves within a system, but it just complications things for single-staff scores. So, first turn that off. Now you have just two relevant settings - the min and the max system distance. Reduce the max as desired. You should be able to get the exact spacing you desire just with those two settings.
In reply to For scores with just a… by Marc Sabatella
Bingo! That's really the exact way I was expecting to be able to change those distances. Thanks marc.