Re: Clef moves notes why??

[David Kastrup]

Reggie <address@hidden> writes:

> Good evening. I am attempting a worksheet of sorts and would like to hide a
> staff for a little while then bring it back with the clef on the right side
> of the barline. I have the result I want, I wish to know why it's ruining my
> other staff? So much extra space at the beginning of the other staff see it?
> Why? Why can't the code just move the clef and leave everything else alone??
>
> I believe the me using of this code is correct but again I feel stupid.
> As the why.
>
> cut.png <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t5625/cut.png>  
>
> \unHideNotes \startStaff
>     \override Score.BreakAlignment.break-align-orders =
>     #(make-vector 3 '(left-edge
>                       cue-end-clef
>                       ambitus
>                       breathing-sign
>                       time-signature
>                       staff-bar
>                       clef
>                       cue-clef
>                       key-cancellation
>                       key-signature
>                       custos))
>
>     \override Staff.Clef.stencil = ##t  \clef treble g2 etc.
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what is that even supposed to be/do?

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David Kastrup