Hi Trevor (and Nils),
> I usually have a variable called something like timeline in which I place all
> things which apply to the score as a whole rather than to individual staves
> or voices, things like breaks, key changes, time signature changes, special
> bar lines, etc. The individual items are positioned with spacer rests, and
> the variable is included in parallel with at least one of the music voices.
For the record, one can now use tags to eliminate the need for spacer rests —
much cleaner and more maintainable.
> So for your particular case I would define
> timeline = \repeat unfold nnn { s1*4 \break }
If you really want to FORCE [exactly] four bars per system, I think you need to
use
\repeat unfold nnn { \repeat unfold 4 { s1 \noBreak } \break }
> I don't consider this a hack. It allows the actual notes to be kept separate
> and clean.
+1
Kieren.
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