Re: Lilypond takes up vertical space for empty staves

[Mike Solomon]

Answered my own question - the problem in the real example came from using 
spacer rests instead of multi-measure rests.
Sorry for the noise!
~Mike

> On Jan 4, 2016, at 6:12 PM, Mike Solomon <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> In the sort-of-minimal example below, Lily is taking up staff space on the 
> first and second system when she shouldn’t.  Is there any way to get her to 
> not account for the empty staves instead of leaving that space?
> 
> Cheers,
> MS
> 
> *****
> 
> \version "2.17.0"
> 
> marksLollipop = {
> \time 5/6
> \tempo "With urgency" 4=200
> s2. s4*1/3 | \break
> \time 9/20
> \bar ".|:" s4 s4*4/5 | \bar ":|."  \break 
> \time 5/8
> s4. 
> s4 | 
> \time 4/4
> s1 | 
> \time 4/4
> s1 | 
> \time 1/32
> s32
> \time 4/4
> % wish to welcome you, to
> % munchkin land
> s1 \bar "|."
> }
> 
> sopranoLollipop = \relative c''' { \autoBeamOff
> a2. r4*1/3 |
> a4 r4*4/5
> a4. 
> a4 | 
> a1 |
> \noBreak
> r2.. b64 r32. r16 |
> \noBreak
> s32
> s1
> }
> 
> mezzoLollipop = \relative c''' { \autoBeamOff
> a2. r4*1/3 | % we represent the lollipop guild
> a4 r4*4/5 % the lollipop guild
> a4. % the lollipop 
> a4 | % guild
> a1 | % and in the name of the
> \noBreak
> r2.. b64 r32. r16 |
> \noBreak
> s32
> s1
> }
> 
> ossiaOne = \relative  c'' {
> \stopStaff
> s2. s4*1/3 | % we represent the lollipop guild
> s4 s4*4/5 % the lollipop guild
> s4. % the lollipop 
> s4 | % guild
> s1 | % and in the name of the
> \startStaff
> \noBreak
> r2..^"OSSIA" b64 r32. r16 |
> \stopStaff
> \noBreak
> s32
> s1
> }
> 
> ossiaTwo = \relative  c'' {
> \stopStaff
> s2. s4*1/3 | % we represent the lollipop guild
> s4 s4*4/5 % the lollipop guild
> s4. % the lollipop 
> s4 | % guild
> s1 | % and in the name of the
> \startStaff
> r2.^"OSSIA'S OSSIA" b64 r8... |
> \stopStaff
> s32
> s1
> }
> 
> %%% SCORE
> 
> \score {
> \new ChoirStaff <<
>   \new Staff \with { instrumentName = \dortyName %shortInstrumentName = #"M."
> } <<
>     \new Voice = "sopranoLollipop" { << { \numericTimeSignature
>       \sopranoLollipop
>     } {
>       \marksLollipop
>     } {
>       \nothing
>     }>> }
>>> 
> \new StaffGroup \with { \override SystemStartBracket.stencil = ##f }  <<
>   \new Staff = "ossiaTwo" \with {
>   \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
>   \hide Clef
>   fontSize = #-3
>   \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)
>   \override StaffSymbol.thickness = #(magstep -3)
> }
> { \ossiaTwo }
>   \new Staff = "ossia" \with {
>   \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
>   \hide Clef
>   fontSize = #-3
>   \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)
>   \override StaffSymbol.thickness = #(magstep -3)
> }
> { \ossiaOne }
> 
>   \new Staff = "mezzy" \with { instrumentName = \ttoName %shortInstrumentName 
> = #"E."
> } <<
>     \new Voice = "mezzoLollipop" { << { \numericTimeSignature
>       \mezzoLollipop
>     } {
>       \nothing
>     } >> }
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Staff
> \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t
> }
> }
> }
> 
> 
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