Fwd: Re: Stanzas over staves

[Engraver]

On 18-4-2018 07:20, Helge Kruse wrote:
> But there are some open points.
>
> - The harp requires two staff lines. I managed to remove the 
> outside-staff-priority for one staff. But the other staff line is 
> pushed away. How can I use both staves of one harp for the text? How 
> could I place the text covering all staves of the score and avoid 
> Lilyponds anti-collision routines that moves the staff lines away?
>
> - The readability of the text could be improved by changing to color 
> of the lines in the narrative measure to gray, light gray, or probably 
> white. LSR #700 shows a way to color staff lines. But is there a 
> simpler way when I need a common color for all lines?
>
> Best regards
> Helge 


I use "with-dimensions" if I want to place some text over staves. And
"\whiteout" can be used to blot out the staff-lines. See attached.
It's rather hackish, so I hope the more knowledgeable members of the
list have a more elegant solution for you.

Regards,
Auke

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