Hi Gerard,
In the following I want to change the text font size
More to the point, you want to change the LyricText #'font-size. ;)
misplaces the text
Partly, that's because you surrounded your entire lyric line in quotes, so that Lilypond tried to attach it to a single note.
Hopefully the attached modified version will help. Kieren. _________________________ \version "2.12.2" \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \accepts Lyrics } \context { \Lyrics \override LyricText #'font-size = #-4 } } \relative c' { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 4/4 c'4 e d c a g } \addlyrics { Up to might -- y Lon -- don } \new Staff { \clef bass \time 4/4 s1 \partial 2 s2 } >> } _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user