Re: Help with some lyrics gymnastics
Thank you again, Thomas. I'm going to try this out this week! Matt
Re: Help with some lyrics gymnastics
Hello again, a few more ideas: My solution uses the TextSpanner which works for two or more notes. But for a single note (syllable), a function like your lyricsWithOption is more suitable. The following draws the separating line in the proper length. %%- #(define-markup-command (stacked-lyric-single layout props one two) (string? string?) (let* ((lyric (interpret-markup layout props (make-stacked-lyric-markup one two))) (width (interval-length (ly:stencil-extent lyric X (ly:stencil-add lyric (make-line-stencil 0.1 0 0.8 width 0.8 %%- It can be used in the Lyrics context, e.g. \markup \stacked-lyric-single "you" "God the Father" For another line thickness, change the first argument of make-line-stencil (0.1) and include the following for the TextSpanner in the startStackedLyric function with a 10 times larger value: \once \override TextSpanner.thickness = #1.0 For a proper layout in case of a TextSpanner line break, it could be necessary to set the properties of left-broken and right-broken in bound-details. All the best, Thomas -- Thomas Richter Vienna / Austria thomas-rich...@aon.at
Re: Help with some lyrics gymnastics
Hello Thomas, That works splendidly. Thank you. The NullVoice is a new concept to me, and seems necessary here. I also found the same LSR example and was working through trying to understand it. Many thanks, mattfong
Re: Help with some lyrics gymnastics
On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM Matthew Fong wrote:
I'm trying to replicate lyrics as shown in the red box (the Roman
Missal in English), where
1/ Lyric options are *stacked* and separated by a horizontal line
2/ Lyrics without options are*vertically centered* relative to the
option stack
The following uses TextSpanner for the separating line and the Lyrics
context is aligned to a NullVoice.
%%-
\version "2.24.0"
#(define-markup-command (stacked-lyric layout props one two)
(string? string?)
#:properties ((baseline-skip))
(interpret-markup layout props
(markup
#:translate `(0 . ,(* 0.5 baseline-skip))
#:center-column (one two
startStackedLyric =
#(define-music-function (one two)
(string? string?)
(let ((lyric (make-stacked-lyric-markup one two)))
#{
\once \override TextSpanner.style = #'line
\once \override TextSpanner.outside-staff-priority = ##f
\once \override TextSpanner.padding = #0.8
\once \override TextSpanner.bound-details =
#(lambda (grob)
`((left (padding .
,(* -0.5 (interval-length
(ly:stencil-extent
(grob-interpret-markup grob lyric) X
(attach-dir . -1))
(right (padding . -0.5
\lyricmode { #lyric }
\startTextSpan
#}))
stackedLyric =
#(define-music-function (one two)
(string? string?)
#{ \lyricmode { \markup \stacked-lyric #one #two } #})
stopStackedLyric =
#(define-music-function () ()
#{ \lyricmode { "" } \stopTextSpan #})
\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \relative c'' {
g4 a\breve*1/4 g4
g4 a\breve*1/4 a4
}
\new NullVoice = "aligner" {
g4 a8*4/5 a a a a g4
g4 a8 a4 a8 a4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "aligner" {
\override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding =
#2.5
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\startStackedLyric "who" "who"
\stackedLyric "lives" "live"
\stackedLyric "and reigns" "and reign"
\stopStackedLyric
with
}
>>
\layout {
\context {
\Lyrics
\consists "Text_spanner_engraver"
}
}
%%-
Note that \stopStackedLyric requires a separate note in the NullVoice.
Its note value affects the length to the right of the horizontal line.
I used a somehow similar solution for function theory symbols, based on
the snipped lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=967
by Klaus Blum.
All the best,
Thomas
--
Thomas Richter
Vienna / Austria
thomas-rich...@aon.at
Re: Help with some lyrics gymnastics
On Sat 13 Jan 2024 at 08:25:32 (-0800), Matthew Fong wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I've done a few more things which might be described as hacking using
> \markup.
>
> \tweak LyricText.self-alignment-X #-0.75
> \markup \center-column { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0.4) \line{ "lives
> and reigns" } \vspace #-0.6 \line { \draw-line #'(19 . 0) } \vspace #-0.1
> \line { "live and reign" }}
>
> Could this be implemented via something like a TextSpanner? The horizontal
> line has some overhang, but too much and it start a staff on the next line.
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot change just one portion of the vertical alignment
> using VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding
>
> Any help is appreciated. Attached is my latest MWE.
Sorry, but can you stop reposting the original with each iteration,
please; I now have three copies, and so does everybody else on this list.
Cheers,
David.
