Re: Trouble coloring Ambitus ledger lines

[Simon Albrecht]

On 07.01.2017 17:47, Patrick Karl wrote:
> as written the initial MM rests are not compressed , i.e., the 
> \compressMMRests command has no effect.

This works:

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\version "2.19.53"

S = {
  \once \override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner.color = #grey
  \grace s128
  \stopStaff
  \startStaff
  R1*3                   % 1-3
  \grace c'128
  c'1 c'''                  % 4
}

\score {
  \new Staff \S
  \layout {
    \context {
      \Score
      skipBars = ##t
    }
    \context {
      \Staff
      \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
    }
  }
}
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TBH though, I don’t have a clue why a compressMMRests music function is 
even needed, i.e. what harm it may do to have skipBars set to ##t all 
the time.

HTH, Simon