Re: New snippet: remove staff if another is alive (for wind divisi)

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:

> 2018-08-07 19:48 GMT+02:00 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>> Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> 2018-08-06 21:40 GMT+02:00 Thomas Morley <address@hidden>:
>>>> 2018-08-05 18:14 GMT+02:00 Thomas Morley <address@hidden>:
>>>>
>>>>> Inspired by your work I come up with the attached.
>>>>
>>>> Attached an improved and simplified version.
>>>> It's tested with 2/3/4-voices divisi, all in one score.
>>>> Although not tested, I see no reason why it shouldn't work with even
>>>> more voices.
>>>
>>>
>>> Further improvements.
>>>
>>> It's now possible to omit 'catch-me, _iff_ single instrument-staves
>>> and divisi-staves belong exculsively to the same container-context
>>> like StaffGroup, GrandStaff, ChoirStaff or PianoStaff with removed
>>> "Keep_alive_together_engraver", which is most likely always the case.
>>> For ungrouped single/divisi 'catch-me is still neccesary.
>>
>> Ok, let me chime in: I've basically developed some of the low-level
>> mechanisms for divisi staves.
>
> You mean that 'make-dead-when stuff?

Well, that's the internal part of the low end.  But it's usually driven
by the remove-layer property.  You are not actually using it?

> It does not work in 2.18.2.

Sure.

-- 
David Kastrup