Re: Hiding specific staves/removing delimiters

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Bridge" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 12:30 PM
Subject: Hiding specific staves/removing delimiters


> Hello,
>
> I have a slight problem with writing divisi strings on two staves. If I
> write the parts on two independent staves and connect them with a square
> delimiter, later on in the score when the strings are to play in unison, 
> the
> delimiter persists and I haven't found a way to remove it. I came up with 
> a
> somewhat inelegant solution to this problem, which is to simply write the
> divisi sections on a grand staff with a switched out delimiter and making 
> a
> new hidden staff which contains the unison music. This works rather well,
> except for the fact that the hidden staff shows up on the first page. Is
> there any way to hide the staff absolutely until it is needed? If not, 
> does
> anybody know how to remove a delimiter mid-score?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> P.S.: If it wasn't obvious, this is what I mean:
>
> \version "2.16.0"
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new GrandStaff <<
> \new Staff { s1 }
> \new Staff { s1 }
> >>
> % Should be hidden
> \new Staff { s1 }
> >>
> }

Is:

\layout {
\context {
\Staff \RemoveEmptyStaves
\override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t
}
}

what you're looking for?

--
Phil Holmes