Re: Glissando to nothing example in docs

[David Wright]

On Tue 18 Feb 2025 at 17:56:02 (+0000), Richard Shann wrote:
> At https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/notation/glissando
> under the section
> Contemporary glissando
> is this example (without the whole bar rest at the end).
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> \version "2.25.18"
> \relative c'' {
>   \time 3/4
>   \override Glissando.style = #'zigzag
>   c4 c
>   \cadenzaOn
>   c4\glissando
>   \hideNotes
>   c,,4
>   \unHideNotes
>   \cadenzaOff
>   \bar "|"
>  % R1*4/4 
> }
> 8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><
> 
> When the whole measure rest is present two whole measure rests appear and an 
> empty bar.
> 
> Is there a fix for this?

A fix would necessitate knowing what you want to print.

Perhaps it's something like the attached?

Cheers,
David.

\relative c'' {
  \time 3/4
  \override Glissando.style = #'zigzag
  c4 c
  \cadenzaOn
  c4\glissando
  \hideNotes
  c,,4
  \unHideNotes
  \cadenzaOff
  %%\bar "|" |
  s |
  R2.
}