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…first system of a score, set remove-first of VerticalAxisGroup to #t. If only one staff is displayed, … …need to set the remove-empty property of the VerticalAxisGroup to #t for that one staff only. You …

…all-rest staves also in the first system \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t % If only one non-empty staff in … …the alto staff: \context Staff=alto \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-empty = ##f } << \alt \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "A" >> >> } \paper { …

…be removed from the score by setting the VerticalAxisGroup property remove-first. This can be done globally inside …

…the setting globally, uncomment the following line: % \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t } } \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \relative c' { … …line in the \layout block above \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t R1 \break R } >> \new StaffGroup << \new …

…minimum-distance . ,(* 8 gmult)) (padding . ,gmult)) } } \context { \Staff { \override VerticalAxisGroup.default-staff-staff-spacing = #`((basic-distance . ,(* 9 gmult)) (minimum-distance . ,(* 8 gmult)) (… …5.5 gmult)) (padding . ,(* 0.5 gmult))) \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing = % basic-distance is 0 #`((minimum-distance . ,(* 2.8 gmult)) (padding . ,(* 0.2 gmult))) \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding = #(* 1.5 gmult) } } } %% EXAMPLE MUSIC …

…shows how this can be done with \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing.minimum-distance = ##f.

\header { tagline = ##f } \layout { \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup .nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing .minimum-distance = ##f } } aliceSings = \markup { \smallCaps "Alice" } eveSings = \…

…k" } \override TabNoteHead.extra-offset = #'(0 . .15) \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'((padding . .5)) \override TimeSignature.style = #'… …Low" \with { \bar "" \remove "Staff_symbol_engraver" \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'( (basic-distance . 2) (padding . 2)) stringTunings = \stringTuning <… …NoteHead \override Stem.length = #6 fontSize = #-1 \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 4) (minimum-distance . 3) (padding . 1)) \…

…Metronome_mark_engraver \consists Staff_collecting_engraver \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-empty = ##t \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-layer = #'any \override … …nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding = 1 keepAliveInterfaces = #'() } \context { \Staff \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-empty = ##t \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-layer = ##f } \context { \StaffGroup \accepts MarkLine \consists Keep_…

…2.12.2. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % %% version 2.12.2 % % \override VerticalAxisGroup.minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0) % % %% requires version 2.13.x % \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #CENTER % \override VerticalAxisGroup.inter-staff-spacing = % #'((space . 5) (padding . 1.5) (minimum-distance . … …2.14.x the following is used) \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 1) (minimum-distance . 1) (padding . 3) (…

…layout { system-count = 1 ragged-right = ##f \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = ##f } } \header { piece = \markup { \lower #2.4 \… …Zslotar \zslotarLyrics >> \layout { ragged-right = ##f \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = ##f } } \header { piece = \markup\fontsize #4 { \bold "… …Sanctus \sanctusLyrics >> \layout { ragged-right = ##f \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = ##f } } \header { piece = \markup { \fontsize #8 \bold "…

…#(magstep rhythmMarkStaffReduce) \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #0 \override VerticalAxisGroup.Y-extent = #'(-0.85 . 4) } { \relative c' { \stemUp $… …#(magstep rhythmMarkCStaffReduce) \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #0 \override VerticalAxisGroup.Y-extent = #'(0 . 0) % td } \relative c' { \stemUp $… …#(magstep rhythmMarkCStaffReduce) \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #0 \override VerticalAxisGroup.Y-extent = #'(0 . 0) % td } \relative c' { \stemUp $…

…text_engraver \consists "Rest_engraver" noChordSymbol = ##f \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'((padding . 1)) \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-empty = ##t } \context { \Score \accepts ChordNamesRests } } music = { c …