That did it! Thank you. I did have to delete my wayward \ChoirStaff layout, but once I did that, it's exactly what I wanted.
On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM Kieren MacMillan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > > I want lyrics to respect bar lines, but I don't want to print bar lines > in the lyrics themselves. > > Maybe something like this? > > %%% SNIPPET BEGINS > \version "2.22.1" > > musicOne = \relative c'' { a1 a2 a2 a1 } > musicTwo = \relative c { a1 a2 a2 a1 } > > verseOne = \lyricmode { > \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #-1 > "really short" list of words > } > > verseTwo = \lyricmode { > \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #-1 > "really long list of words and" a short one > } > > \score { > \context ChoirStaff << > \context Staff = upper << > \context Voice = soprano { \musicOne } > \context Lyrics = one \lyricsto soprano { \verseOne } > \context Lyrics = two \lyricsto soprano { \verseTwo } > >> > \context Staff = lower << > \clef bass > \context Voice = bass { \musicTwo } > >> > >> > > \layout { > \context { > \ChoirStaff > \override SpanBar.transparent = ##t > \override BarLine.transparent = ##f > } > \context { > \Lyrics > \consists "Bar_engraver" > \hide BarLine > } > } > } > %%% SNIPPET ENDS > > Hope that helps! > Kieren. > > > >
