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+\version "2.14.0"
+
+\header { texidoc =
+
+ "Inserting the harakiri settings globally into the Staff context should
+not erase previous settings to the Staff context.
+"
+
+}
+
+\layout {
+ ragged-right= ##t
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \override StaffSymbol #'line-count = 4
+ \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
+ \remove "Clef_engraver"
+ }
+}
+
+% Old \RemoveEmptyStaffContext: Will erase previous settings...
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { c4 c c c \break s1 \break c4 c c c \break c c c c}
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { d4 d d d s1 s1 s1 }
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { e4 e e e s1 e4 e e e s1 }
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
+ }
+}
+
+% New \RemoveEmptyStaves settings: Preserves previous settings...
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { c4 c c c \break s1 \break c4 c c c \break c c c c}
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { d4 d d d s1 s1 s1 }
+ \new Staff \relative c'' { e4 e e e s1 e4 e e e s1 }
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context { \Staff \RemoveEmptyStaves }
+ }
+}