Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

> Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl:
> http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336

The linked issue (https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1228) 
currently has a status of “abandoned” — well, at least the associated patch 
does, if not the whole issue.

Is there a technical reason why the most up-to-date engraver (e.g., 
https://github.com/openlilylib/openlilylib/blob/c53380f5ca460d244a017389dc4bcb79a3f04d14/editorial-tools/merge-rests-engraver/definition.ily)
 has not been (or cannot be) rolled into the main Lilypond codebase? Or is it 
technically sound, and now it's only a matter of somebody making an 
appropriate/official patch and submitting it?

The merged output is definitely standard engraving practice, so it would be 
nice to see this enhancement in Lilypond, if the coding is already done (or at 
least very close).

Thanks,
Kieren.
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