Re: Score.skipBars

[Mats Bengtsson]

Please always tell what LilyPond version you use, when sending a
question to the mailing list (actually a good practice is to include
a \version "..." statement in every .ly file you write).

Also, it's much easier to get help from the mailing list if you send
a full example that people can try directly without having to guess
what you have in your \included files. If possible, try to make it
a small example.

  /Mats

Jennifer Clark wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I have been preparing several scores where it is useful to have the 
> ability to have numbered multi-rest bars rather than, say, 32 full bar 
> rests. I have been able to implement this using the following setting as 
> described in the manual:-
>
>  \set Score.skipBars = ##t
>
> The only problem is that sometimes I can get it to work for me, but 
> other times not, and I have been unable to figure out why. For example, 
> the following source does not work, the bars come out fully expanded:-
>
> \header {
>    \include "header.ly"
>  subtitle = "Clarinet (Vocal Version)"
> }
>
> \include "notes.ly"
>
> \score {
>  \notes <<
>  \time 4/4
>  \set Score.markFormatter
>    = #(lambda (mark  context)
>    (make-bold-markup (make-box-markup
>    (make-markletter-markup (1- mark)))))
>
>  {
>    % Bb Instruments
>    <<
>    \context ChordNames {
>      \set chordChanges = ##t
>      \transpose bes c'
>      \Changes
>    }
>    \context Staff {
>      \key d \major
>      \clef treble
>       \set Score.skipBars = ##t
>      \transpose bes c''
>       {\Intro \notes{r2 \bar"||" R1*11 r2} \LeadBreak R1*8}
>    }
>    >>
>  }
>  >>
>
>  \midi { \tempo 4=140 }
>
>  \paper{
>    papersize = "a4"
>    indent = 0
>  }
> }
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> But the source below does work as expected. I seem to have reached a 
> brick wall in trying to figure out why, so any help would be much 
> appreciated! Thanks in advance, Jennifer.
>
> \header {
>  \include "header.ly"
>  \include "directions.ly"
>  subtitle = "Tenor Sax"
> }
>
> %  \include "english.ly"
> \include "notes.ly"
>
> \score {
>  \notes <<
>  \time 4/4
>  \set Score.markFormatter
>    = #(lambda (mark  context)
>    (make-bold-markup (make-box-markup
>    (make-markletter-markup (1- mark)))))
>
>  {
>    <<
>    \context ChordNames {
>      \set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic piano"
>      \set chordChanges = ##t
>      %\transpose bes c'
>      %\Changes
>    }
>    \context Staff {
>      \set Staff.midiInstrument = "tenor sax"
>      #(set-accidental-style 'modern-cautionary)
>      \key c \major
>      \clef treble
>      \set Score.skipBars = ##t
>      \transpose c c'
>      {\TenorSax}
>    }
>    %\lyricsto "" \new Lyrics \lyrics { the text }
>    >>
>  }
>  >>
>
>  \include "settings.ly"
> }
>
>
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