Re: Spacing between Clef and First Note with Slim Clef and No Time Signature

On Fri, 3 Jul 2026, Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> Yes.  LilyPond uses, as you've correctly observed, quite a large
> default value for this distance, and you have to adjust it to your
> needs.
>

Thanks, Werner.

You might look up the definition of the `VaticanaStaff` context
> (around line 1375 in file `engraver-init.ly`) to get some more ideas.
>

Ah, good idea; thank you!

At https://github.com/lilypond/lilypond/blob/master/ly/engraver-init.ly
lines 1423 and 1424 I see:

\override Clef.space-alist.first-note = #'(minimum-fixed-space . 1.4)
\override LeftEdge.space-alist.clef = #'(extra-space . 0)

These two lines achieve a good look in my (non-VaticanaStaff) score.