Re: after-last-staff-spacing when "last staff" is a non-staff

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Joe and Carl,

> this discussion would be clearer if you could provide
> an example to show what you want to achieve.

Well, as just one manifestation of the problem, here's one side effect that is 
not expected (by me, anyway): in the snippet attached, the StaffGrouper 
settings have no effect when there's a trailing Lyrics context in the 
ChoirStaff.

From the amount of space present in the second score -- the one without the 
Lyrics "in the way" -- it's quite clear that the Lyrics don't simply "fit in 
the gap".

Thanks,
Kieren.
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\version "2.13.23"

thenotes = \relative c' { \repeat unfold 32 { c } \break \repeat unfold 32 { c 
} }
thelyr = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 32 { la } }

\layout {
  \context {
    \ChoirStaff
    \override StaffGrouper #'after-last-staff-spacing = #'((padding . 24) 
(space . 24) (minimum-distance . 24))
  }
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChoirStaff <<
      \new Voice = "vu" \thenotes
      \new Voice = "vl" \thenotes
      \new Lyrics \lyricsto "vl" \thelyr
    >>
    \new PianoStaff <<
      \new Staff \thenotes
      \new Staff \thenotes
    >>
  >>
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChoirStaff <<
      \new Voice = "vu" \thenotes
      \new Voice = "vl" \thenotes
    >>
    \new PianoStaff <<
      \new Staff \thenotes
      \new Staff \thenotes
    >>
  >>
}