"Keith OHara" <k-ohara5...@oco.net> writes: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 01:07:35 -0800, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > >> Keith OHara <k-ohara5...@oco.net> writes: >> >>> The StaffGrouper, that makes different spacing at the end of a group, is >>> created by the Vertical_align_engraver (despite what the manual says) so >>> if you remove the Vertical_align_engraver form the PianoStaff, only the >>> enclosing StaffGroup will have the appearance of a group. >> >> Does that mean that the patch pushed in >> <URL:http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3641#c7> (why >> has the issue been reopened instead of creating a new one for the >> documentation) is incomplete? The effect of the patch should be that >> nested "Vertical_align_engraver"s behave as if the inner engravers have >> been removed altogether. >> > > Vertical_align_engraver makes the start braces around, and adjusts > spacing between, the staves it contains. We do sometimes want a > GrandStaff (Flute 1 and 2) inside a StaffGroup (woodwinds) and in > those cases want both Vertical_align_engravers to be active and > drawing their braces. > > Karol had a special case, here, where he did *not* want the inner > Vertical_align_engraver doing its job. > > David, you might have confused the jobs of Vertical_align_engraver > (draws start braces, etc.) and Axis_group_engraver (arranges notes, > etc. on to lines of music). I'll comment on your patch so you can > check that it does what you meant to at the time.
Ah yes. Can't get them all sorted out always. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user