Re: Lilypond takes up vertical space for empty staves

[Thomas Morley]

Hi Mike,

2016-01-04 18:12 GMT+01:00 Mike Solomon <address@hidden>:
> 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

%% add
\RemoveEmptyStaves

>  }
>  }
> }



Cheers,
  Harm