Re: revitalizing a whole GrandStaff if only one Staff is alive

[Phil Holmes]

"Eluze" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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> I suggest to add
>
> after NR: /Hiding staves/ a section should be added to explain how to keep
> alive a full GrandStaff even if only one of its staves is alive
>
> *Showing the full GrandStaff if only one Staff is playing*
>
> if one instrument of a GrandStaff is playing, sometimes it is better to
> display /all/ the instruments (staves) of the GrandStaff
>
> with \removeEmptyStaves in the Staff context and \consists
> Keep_alive_together_engraver in the GrandStaff context the whole 
> GrandStaff
> (and not only a single, non-empty Staff) is displayed
>
> -- snippet
> % (the shortInstrumentName is added to easily spot where which staff is
> alive)
>
> \score{
>  \relative c' <<
>    \new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_woodwinds" <<
>      \new Staff = "Staff_flute" \with { shortInstrumentName = "Fl"} 
> \repeat
> unfold 20 { c'4 c c c }
>      \new Staff = "Staff_oboe"  \with { shortInstrumentName = "Ob"} 
> \repeat
> unfold 20 { b4 b b b }
>    >>
>    \new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_Strings" <<
>      \new GrandStaff = "GrandStaff_violins" \with { shortInstrumentName =
> "Vi"} <<
>        \new Staff = "Staff_violinI" { \repeat unfold 19 { s1 } a -"this
> note to revive the staff" }
>        \new Staff = "Staff_violinII" { \repeat unfold 20 { s1 } }
>      >>
>      \new Staff = "Staff_viola" \with { shortInstrumentName = "Va"} 
> \repeat
> unfold 20 { \clef alto e4 e e e }
>      \new Staff = "Staff_cello" \with { shortInstrumentName = "Ce"} 
> \repeat
> unfold 20 { \clef bass c,1 }
>    >>
>  >>
> }
> \layout {
>  \context {
>    \GrandStaff
>    \consists Keep_alive_together_engraver
>  }
>  \context {
>    \Staff
>    \RemoveEmptyStaves
>  }
> }
>
> -- endsnippet
>
> thanks to Alex Voice for his example and for your comments!
> Eluze


Why don't you add this as a snippet to the LSR, and tag is with "docs". 
That way it will automatically appear in the snippets documentation, and you 
can request a doc change to add the snippet.

--
Phil Holmes
Bug Squad