On Sat 18 Jan 2020 at 11:06:57 (-0500), kieren_macmillan kieren_macmillan wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> > I am trying to do a single-stave (voice) score with words in two
> > languages. In one measure, I have a dotted crochet tied to a quaver with
> > a dashed slur because it is sung to two syllables in one language but
> > only one syllable in the other language.
>
> There are several ways of accomplishing what you want. Perhaps the simplest to
> understand is this one:
>
> %%%% SNIPPET BEGINS %%%%
> \version "2.19.83"
>
> thenotes = { \once \phrasingSlurDashed c''4.\( 8\) }
>
> onesyllable = \lyricmode { six \markup \null }
> twosyllables = \lyricmode { sev -- en }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff \new Voice \thenotes
> \addlyrics \onesyllable
> \addlyrics \twosyllables
> >>
> }
> %%%% SNIPPET ENDS %%%%
You might also try modifying that to:
onesyllable = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
six __ _ }
I use this construction frequently enough to define in my library:
ll = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }
cc = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER }
rr = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT }
so that I can write:
onesyllable = \lyricmode { \ll six __ _ }
Cheers,
David.
