-\header{
-texidoc="
-Multiple measure rests do not collide with barlines and clefs. They
+\version "2.16.0"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc="
+Multi-measure rests do not collide with bar lines and clefs. They
are not expanded when you set @code{Score.skipBars}. Although the
-multi-measure-rest is a Spanner, minimum distances are set to keep it
-colliding from barlines.
-";
+multi-measure-rest is a Spanner, minimum distances are set to stop it
+colliding with bar lines.
+
+Rests over measures lasting longer than 2 wholes use breve rests. When
+more than 10 measures (tunable through @code{expand-limit}) are used
+then a different symbol is used.
+"
}
+\layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ skipBars = ##t
+ }
+}
-\score { \notes { \time 3/4; \key cis \major;
- R2.*15 R2. R2.*7 }
- \paper {
- \translator {
- \ScoreContext
- skipBars = ##t
- }
- linewidth = -1.;
- }
+{
+ \time 3/4
+ \key cis \major
+ R2.*15
+
+ R2.*7
+ R2.*9
+ R2.*11
+ \clef bass
+ \time 8/4 R1*2
}