Re: \RemoveEmptyStaves + 8 part polyphony

[Dirk Koopman]

On 11/05/16 01:07, Dirk Koopman wrote:
> On 11/05/16 00:38, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> > Hi Dirk,
> >
> > > Is there any way of controlling which part of a score has 
> > > \RemoveEmptyStaves active and which not?
> > showMMRs = {
> >    \set Staff.keepAliveInterfaces =
> >      #'( rhythmic-grob-interface
> >          multi-measure-rest-interface
> >          lyric-interface
> >          stanza-number-interface
> >          percent-repeat-interface) }
> >
> > hideMMRs = \unset Staff.keepAliveInterfaces
> >
> > Hope this helps!
>
> Hmm...
>
> Close but no cigar. Each of my stave in 2nd choir look like this:
>
> \new Staff <<
>
>     \new Voice="v8" {
>
>         \set Staff.instrumentName = "Bass 2"
>
>         \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "B2"
>
>         \clef "bass"
>
>         \key f \major
>
>         \numericTimeSignature\time 4/2
>
>         \BtwoKone \break      % 1st kyrie notes
>
>         \BtwoC \break         % christe notes
>
>         \showMMRs \BtwoKtwo   % 2nd Kyrie notes
>
>     }
>
>     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "v8" {
>
>         \TextBtwo
>
>     }
>
> >>
>
>
> The Christe is just a lot of R1*n followed by a \bar "||" |. What 
> happens is that the 2nd Kyrie is now set correctly, but the empty 2nd 
> choir part of the Christe now also appears. I am guessing that I have 
> to put the \showMMRs somewhere else?
>
> Dirk

And as if by magic removing all four \showMMRs makes it format as I want 
it. So it appears that just defining those functions makes it work. 
Which is a worry.

Dirk