Re: merging simultaneous rests from two voices

[Mats Bengtsson]

Reinhold Kainhofer wrote:
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> Am Montag, 31. März 2008 schrieb Wilbert Berendsen:
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> > Related question: isn't there a simpler way to just merge rests if they
> > occur in both voices? Something like:
> >         \override Staff.NoteColumn #'merge-rests = ##t
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> You know, the LSR contains lots of gems:
> http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336
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For the multi-measure rests, see 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2008-02/msg00673.html
a similar approach can be used as a simpler alternative to Trevor's
"easiest way":
\revert Rest #'direction
but the solution in LSR is of course preferable.

   /Mats