Re: \break in arbitrary measures

Lukas-Fabian Moser <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:21:36 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Federico,

Am 24.06.26 um 21:16 schrieb Federico Sarudiansky:
>
> I wonder if this is possible. I have to extract PNG fragments from a 
> bunch of scores. I found the clip-regions variable in the \layout 
> block and the -dclip-systems command line option and they are exactly 
> what I was looking for BUT I need that each fragment begins a new 
> system (in order to have clefs, key signatures, etc.). Is there a way 
> to «insert» \break-s using some kind of function such as, for example, 
> \predefinedBreaks = #(13 18 25 37) so that a \break appears at the end 
> of measures 12, 17, 24 and 36? I've asked IA models to no avail.
>
To find out what's the easiest way to deal with this, it would be 
helpful to know if your bars all have the same length, or if time 
signature changes may occur.

Lukas