Re: System start delimiter for single staff

[David Kastrup]

Andrew Bernard <address@hidden> writes:

> I am attempting to make MS paper for a colleague who idiosyncratically
> uses a thick bar at the left on single staves. This is simple for a
> staff group, but how does one do it for a single ungrouped set of
> staves? Refer to attached sketch.

This is stupid but

\new Staff \with {
  \consists "System_start_delimiter_engraver"
  systemStartDelimiter = #'SystemStartBar
  \override SystemStartBar.collapse-height = 0
  \override SystemStartBar.thickness = 5
}
{
  \bar "|."
  c'1
}

-- 
David Kastrup