2008/8/14 Valentin Villenave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/8/4 Francisco Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> so \lyrics alone without \lyricsto or explicit \set associatedVoice
>> never works, even in this case durations are needed, I'd not recommend
>> to use \lyrics, it seems to be a bit useless.
>
> (taking a deep breath)
>
> hhhh... I think I got lost somewhere in this thread; Francisco, can
> you help me on this? I'd need a minimal example and a concise
> description of the problem so I can add it to the tracker.
Well, my last message (last in thread) is now ten days old, I'll try it.
Firstly, there was a #329 that did concern me. Then I tried to
reproduce it in .53 and saw that the behavior of \lyrics seemed to
have changed.
Then, I tried to clarify and summarize when exactly durations are
needed in lyrics to align them with a voice. I discovered that:
% This could be a bug
\new Lyrics { \textDurations } % wrong: left aligned
% This could be a bug, the lack of warning
\new Lyrics { \textNodurations } % wrong: durations needed (but
doesn't issue warning)
% Lyricsto is a must
\new Lyrics \lyricsto v { \textDurations } % correct
% Lyricsto is a must AND durations here are superfluous (interesting!)
\new Lyrics \lyricsto v { \textNodurations } % correct: durations not needed
% Extra context here could be the classical explicit/implicit problem,
% Therefore this use of \lyrics is not recommended
% From here on, the lyricmode into lyrics variables are redundant but harmless
\new Lyrics \lyricsto v \lyrics { \textDurations } % correct but
creates extra context
\new Lyrics \lyricsto v \lyrics { \textNodurations } % correct but
creates extra context
% \lyrics alone is useless:
%This could be a bug
\lyrics { \textDurations } % wrong: left aligned
% \lyrics alone is useless:
% Lack of warning here could be a bug
\lyrics { \textNodurations } % wrong: durations needed (but doesn't
issue warning)
% \lyrics needs to explicitly \set associatedVoice, so it is not practical
\lyrics { \set associatedVoice = v \textDurations } % correct
\lyrics { \set associatedVoice = v \textNodurations } % wrong:
durations needed, issues warning
Now my own abstract:
--- \new Lyrics \lyricsto v { \textNodurations } is the only
secure way to align lyrics to a voice, and durations are superfluous
--- \lyrics is a sort of useless or impractical or not recommended
shortcut that nobody understands well.
--- possible bugs, there seem to be two: the syllables being left
aligned, and the lack of warning when durations are not specified in
lyrics.
Take this as a minimal example of the first and forget the second, it
would deserved a "highly postponed" label, if it there exist.
\version "2.11.55"
% the \lyrics command is said to be more or less equivalent to
% \new Lyrics \lyricmode
% Both of them left align the syllables, instead of centering them
<<
\new Voice { g1 }
\new Lyrics \lyricmode { longggggg1 } % wrong: left aligned
\lyrics { longggggg1 } % wrong: left aligned
>>
Thanks!
--
Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
http://www.paconet.org
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