Re: problems with invisible bar line

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> > or did you use any of the more general methods described in the
> > section on "Invisible Grobs" that's included in the reference manual
> > for the 1.4.xx series but for some reason has disappeared in the
> > 1.5.xx manual.
> 
> No.  I think that `\bar ""' should be fully sufficient -- is there
> ever a reason to have an invisible bar which influences spacing?  In

Yes. The barline is a possible breakpoint, so it takes part in the
spacing computations (if there is a breakpoint, it does generate a lot
of space). What you're asking for, is that bar-lines (more precisely:
breakable columns) are skipped for spacing, but only if they are
completely empty.  This sounds like a fragile feature, especially the
"only if" part.

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