Re: Stemlets and invisible rests

[Neil Puttock]

Hi Joe,

2008/9/17 Joseph Wakeling <address@hidden>:

> It's _almost_ exactly what I want.  Note that in the second bar there
> are some hidden/transparent rests.  The beams intentionally extend out
> across those rests -- all that is missing are stem(lets) descending from
> those beams.
>
> So -- how can I achieve this? :-)  I've searched the archive but only
> came across a 'cheat' that consisted of entering a note with an
> invisible notehead.

\override Staff.Stem #'stemlet-length = #0.75 (tweak length to taste)

> Incidentally, I note that if this is compiled using 2.11.58 instead, the
> beams over the (transparent or not) rests don't display properly...

Regards,
Neil

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