+void
+Axis_group_engraver::add_element (Grob*e)
+{
+ Axis_group_interface::add_element (staffline_, e);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************/
+
+/*
+
+ maybenot such a good idea after all., to put class declarations in
+ .cc
+
+*/
+
+#include "hara-kiri-group-spanner.hh"
+#include "rhythmic-head.hh"
+
+class Hara_kiri_engraver : public Axis_group_engraver
+{
+protected:
+ virtual Spanner*get_spanner ();
+ virtual void acknowledge_grob (Grob_info);
+ virtual void add_element (Grob *e);
+public:
+ TRANSLATOR_DECLARATIONS(Hara_kiri_engraver);
+};
+
+void
+Hara_kiri_engraver::add_element (Grob*e)
+{
+ Hara_kiri_group_spanner::add_element (staffline_, e);
+}
+
+
+Spanner*
+Hara_kiri_engraver::get_spanner ()
+{
+ Spanner * sp = make_spanner ("RemoveEmptyVerticalGroup");
+
+ return sp;
+}
+
+void
+Hara_kiri_engraver::acknowledge_grob (Grob_info i)
+{
+ Axis_group_engraver::acknowledge_grob (i);
+ if (i.grob_->internal_has_interface (ly_symbol2scm ("rhythmic-grob-interface"))
+ || i.grob_->internal_has_interface (ly_symbol2scm ("lyric-interface"))
+ )
+ {
+ Hara_kiri_group_spanner::add_interesting_item (staffline_, i.grob_);
+ }
+}
+
+
+Hara_kiri_engraver::Hara_kiri_engraver()
+{
+}
+
+ENTER_DESCRIPTION(Hara_kiri_engraver,
+/* descr */ "Like Axis_group_engraver, but make a hara kiri spanner, and add "
+"interesting items (ie. note heads, lyric syllables and normal rests) ",
+/* creats*/ "RemoveEmptyVerticalGroup",
+/* accepts */ "",
+/* acks */ "grob-interface",
+/* reads */ "",
+/* write */ "");
+
+ENTER_DESCRIPTION(Axis_group_engraver,
+/* descr */ "Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.",
+/* creats*/ "VerticalAxisGroup",
+/* accepts */ "",
+/* acks */ "grob-interface",
+/* reads */ "verticalExtent minimumVerticalExtent extraVerticalExtent",
+/* write */ "");