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Re: Removing Rest_engraver or another solution
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Removing Rest_engraver or another solution |
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:59:37 +0100 |
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Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden> writes:
> On 10 February 2013 02:25, Michael Rivers <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I'm making theory tests for students, and I'm trying to print a blank staff
>> (except for a clef and bar lines) divided into two, three or four equal
>> measures in which students will draw scales, triads or key signatures. Below
>> each measure will be centered text telling the students what to draw. I
>> first tried using s1 rests, but the text wasn't centered. Switching to R1
>> centers the text and make the measures equal length, but I can't figure out
>> how to remove the Rest_engraver to make the bar rests disappear.
>>
>> I think what I've got is short enough to post the whole thing:
>>
>> (snip)
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I think you cannot remove the "Multi_measure_rest_engraver", nor
> override MultiMeasureRest #'stencil to ##f, because they are needed
> for the MultiMeasureRestText you want printed.
In such cases, setting the stencil to #point-stencil often works fine.
> But you can make them transparent:
> \override MultiMeasureRestText #'transparent = ##t
More likely \override MultiMeasureRest #'transparent = ##t
But that will still reserve the space for the actual rest.
--
David Kastrup