Thanks, I feel this particularly nails my problem on the head. I don't know what to do at this point.
IX, Josh On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 4:08 AM, Alexander Kobel <n...@a-kobel.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > On 2015-07-24 04:06, Nick Baskin wrote: > >> [...] some piano music [...] >>> >> > aha! > > [...] Anywho, I'm trying to break a system mid >>> line and re start another one on the same line with a small amount of >>> space between where the last one let off. I'm also trying to do it >>> in a vocal context with lyrics. [...] >>> >> >> Would it be possible to use this DS al coda snippet >> (http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=198) for what you want to do? >> > > YMMV. As far as I know, there is a catch with each and every DS al coda > snippet out there. Unless I missed some news, there are two approaches: > > 1.) Use \stopStaff, spacer rests, and \startStaff, or > 2.) Use a markup line with two scores and a horizontal space in between. > > Let's ignore that you will need to know where line breaks are around the > line with the gap (in particular for the second version). > > Version 1 is almost perfect for single-staff music - easy to use, looks > good; you mostly have to make sure that clef, key signature and maybe bar > numbers are shown again, the gap is reasonably large, and that measure > numbers are not off. Might be a bit cumbersome, but all of that is well > supported with built-in methods. > However, for a score with several staves in groups (piano (!), chorus, > ...), I am not aware of any way to redraw the SystemStartBrackets or > SystemStartBraces when \startStaff comes into effect. > BTW, this approach is what the snippet in the LSR boils down to. > > Version 2 theoretically offers full flexibility, but all spacing (in > particular, vertical spacing) is computed separately from the overall > score. If your score is even slightly non-trivial, chances are that you > will end up with a imperfect solution even after fiddling around with many > settings, > > > Bottom line: does anybody know whether it's possible to redraw a > SystemStartBrace in the middle of the line and thus solve the issue of the > first version? I already spent some hours (mostly trial-and-error) on that > a while ago, but could not achieve anything useful. > > > Best, > Alexander >
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