> On 3 Mar 2024, at 18:01, Andy Bradford
> <amb-sendok-1712077290.hlfoekgclnkpadljb...@bradfords.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I seem to have some fundamental misunderstanding about how the __
> extender is to be used in lyrics. It seems that under some conditions
> it doesn't behave as I would expect but I may be doing it wrong.
The __ will make the extender extend across any tied/slurred notes as well as
any \skip-ped notes. Subsequent _ will extend the extender across
non-tied/slurred non-skipped notes.
Therefor your constructs tried in the other stanzas extended the extender to
cover the parenthesised f.
A solution to it is to put an empty lyric (“”) on the parenthesised f when
there are no lyrics for it
The modified example:
%%%%
\version "2.22.2"
\paper {
#(set-paper-size "letter")
}
\score {
<<
\new ChoirStaff {
<<
\new Staff {
<<
\time 12/8
\new Voice = "voice" {
\relative c'' {
a8 b c r4. r a8 b c
d,( e4~) e4. r4 \parenthesize f8 g g a
g2. r
}
}
>>
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "voice" {
\set stanza = "1. " Sing -- ing o sing -- ing a |
song, __ "" sing -- ing a
song.
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "voice" {
\set stanza = "2. " Some -- one sang. They sang a
song, __ "" a -- bout no --
thing.
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "voice" {
\set stanza = "3. " Sang a song? Who sang a |
song? __ I sang a long
song.
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "voice" {
\set stanza = "4. " Here a song. The song is |
"gone," __ "" I can -- not
sing.
}
>>
}
>>
}
%%%%
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
