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Making an object invisible with the 'transparent property

Setting the transparent property will cause an object to be printed …

…staff: => Use #'stencil = ##f instead of #'transparent = ##t for both \overrides. If you want to … …beginning of staff, keep at least one #'transparent = ##t.

…brackets" | c } \new Staff { \once \override Staff.TimeSignature.transparent = ##t \once \override Staff.Clef.transparent = ##t e1 | e | e | e } >> c1 | c | c | …

…need to add invisible ascender letters using the \transparent command to make it right.

…textLengthOn \time 2/4 c'4_\markup { \combine \transparent f WRONG } c'4_\markup { case } c'4_\markup { \combine \transparent f RIGHT } c'4_\markup { \combine \transparent f case } }

…staff bar lines. By setting bar lines to transparent, they are shown only between systems.

…StaffGroup << \new Staff { a1 \once \override Score.BarLine.transparent = ##t a1 \once \override Score.SpanBar.transparent = ##t a1 a1 \bar "|." } \lyricmode << \new Lyrics { bla1 …

…an ad lib. harp glissando in LilyPond using transparent NoteHeads with no ledger lines.

…lib." s8*3 \change Staff = "left" \override NoteHead.transparent = ##t \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##t c,8\glissando … …c'''8 r % Back to normal \override NoteHead.transparent = ##f \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##f c''4 d'' …

…Modify for desired clef % >> SBT = { \override Voice.Stem.transparent = ##t \override Voice.Beam.transparent = ##t \override Voice.… …staff-position \revert Voice.MultiMeasureRest.transparent \revert Voice.Slur.transparent \revert Voice.PhrasingSlur.transparent \stemNeutral } % { % All pitches in C trpmusic = \relative g' { \…

…LSR/Item?id=779 \relative c'' { \override NoteHead.transparent = ##t \override Stem.transparent = ##t \override Beam.transparent = ##t \override Dots.transparent = ##t \override Accidental.transparent = ##t % For version > 2.14.2 comment in the following line % \override Flag.transparent = ##t cis'8. a,, }

…bracket-visibility = ##f \override TupletNumber.stencil = ##f \override Tie.transparent = ##t \override Rest.transparent = ##t \override Slur.transparent = ##t % hide the articulations \override Script.transparent = ##t } lowerChords = { \override ChordName.Y-offset = #-2.3 } raiseLyrics = { \…

…with <g d g,>4~ <g d \tweak transparent ##t b g> r2 | <g,~ \tweak transparent ##t b d~ g~>1 | <g \tweak transparent ##t b d g>1 | }

…LSR/Item?id=94 wipeNote = { \once \override NoteHead.transparent = ##t \once \override Stem.transparent = ##t } \layout { raggedright = ##t } \relative c''<< { c8[~ \wipeNote …