Re: smaller distance between first Staff and TimeSig

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Stefan,

> Because I have too many bar changes in the score

There is no limit to the number of bar changes in my method.

> and too many other things in the Time-Sig, like ritarrdando, etc.

Those should be in a global variable as MetronomeMark (or at least  
RehearsalMark), so that you can have them appear at the top of each  
system (but not every staff) automatically.

> Or is it maybee possible too hide the Staff, but not too hide the  
> TimeSignature?

Yes, although I don't think you need to do that (from what I've seen  
of your score so far).

> I don't know, how to do it in the below quoted example:

It's not clear to me why you have a separate Staff context without  
any notes in it -- perhaps you're trying to do this:

%%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.12.1"

\layout
{
        \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
        \context { \Score \override TimeSignature #'style = #'() }
        \context { \Staff \override TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f }
}
                
noten = \relative
{
        c2 c4 d
        e4 d e
        f1 \break
        d4 c d
        e1
        e4 f g a
        g f e2
}

global =
{
        \repeat "unfold" 2 { \time 4/4 s1 \time 3/4 s2. }
        \time 4/4 s1*3
}

\score
{
        \new Staff \with
        {
                \revert TimeSignature #'stencil
                \override TimeSignature #'font-size = #3
                \override TimeSignature #'X-extent = #'(0 . 0)
                \override TimeSignature #'Y-offset = #6
                \override TimeSignature #'break-align-symbol = #'staff-bar
		\override TimeSignature #'X-offset: = #ly:self-alignment- 
interface::x-aligned-on-self
                \override TimeSignature #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
                \override TimeSignature #'break-visibility = 
#end-of-line-invisible
        }
        << \global \noten  >>
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%

Hope this helps!
Kieren.