On Dec 28, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Keith OHara wrote: > Dear engravers of lyrics, > > The next version of LilyPond will handle empty spaces within lyrics > differently. > > If we have some adjacent lines of lyrics, version 2.12 collapses any empty > sections, so the set of lines collapses to the minimum vertical height. > > The new system by default preserves the space for the empty sections[*], so > that the lines remain consistently spaced. So far I have heard people want > to do two things: > (1) let interrupted lyrics collapse to a single line, > (2) perfectly center a line of lyrics between two staves. > The new system is very flexible, so we can do these things (attached). But > the new system is complicated, so I always forget and need to relearn how to > use it. > > I want to make a new snippet(s), or a shortcut command(s). Do people really > want to do such things? What else? Is the attached .ly self-explanatory? > -- > Keith > > note[*] except between one line of Lyrics attached to the next staff #UP and > another line attached to the next staff #DOWN. In this case LilyPond tries > to let the lyrics collapse, but there is a bug (issue 1309) that sometimes > prevents them from lining up perfectly. > <CenterLyrics.ly><defaultNnewLyrics.png><adjustedLyrics.png>_______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Woah, that looks like a lot to understand. Just a quick update of some of my scores, and I'm seeing some of the differences mentioned. So far, what's written there seems like it should be helpful, and as I have questions, I will certainly ask. As for the things mentioned, it might also be helpful to show a damn, totally sent that earlier than I wanted to. In any event, I guess I'll start reading, since a quick test of a score showed exactly the kinds of issues this is intended to discuss. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user