>> 2) as more general solution, an "above-staff Y" and a "below-staff Y"
> >> parameters could be used, the former relative to the top line and the
> >> latter
> >> relative to the bottom line.
> >
> > Yes, yes, yes please! As you observe, this is a common request for
> > lyrics, and it's a pretty major hurdle for some types of music, to the
> > point where I find it hard to recommend MuseScore for people doing vocal
> > arrangemens for this reason.
>
> If the 'core devs' (lasconic? Werner?) agree, I can go on along this path.
>
>
Looks good! Go! Go! Go!
Correct import of 1.X scores is not optional though. Considering them as
always above-staff is OK for a start.
> > You'd probably also want a way to specify which is the default to be used
> > for that element type.
>
> This could be definitely useful, but can be left to a second pass. For now,
> I would leave elements at their built-in default position, with an option
> (contextual menu? inspector?) to change it, possibly also in bulk.
>
Agree, for a second pass. I would not make it a default in MuseScore. But
it will be included in Text Style I assume.
A way to change the text style of several text elements in the inspector,
would be nice.
> > One thing to consider relating to lyrics specifically. Currently,
> > ordinary below-staff lyrics always allocate extra vertial space. I have
> > long thought this a mistake. We don't do this for chord symbols or
> > dynamics or anything else, and it makes it very hard to get predictable
> > page formatting. But given that there was no easy way to increase
> between
> > two given staves globally (you need spacers within each system), I could
> > grudgingly accept this as the only way to allow for lyrics within an
> > otherwise tightly-space score. Now that it *is* possible to manually
> > adjust space between two given staves globally so that the staves that
> > need more space can have it, I think it should be possible to defeat this
> > automatic extra vertical space allocated for lyrics.
>
> Personally, I have mixed feelings with this 'feature': I agree that it
> makes
> page formatting aleatory, but in most occasions is a useful shortcut.
>
> Anyway, I think that currently two elements are missing:
> 1) The possibility to set the lyrics line height (unless it is a recent
> addition, I can't check right now)
> 2) The additional staff space is never exposed as a parameter; it can only
> managed by manual (and approximate) dragging of the staff.
>
I disagree that lyrics shouldn't automatically allocate vertical space. In
most case, users are really happy with it.
Lyrics should allocate vertical space and in the future other elements
should too, including chordnames.
So I would not remove this feature. Lyrics on top of the staff should also
allocate vertical space. I don't think it should be "defeatable" either, at
least not with a simple switch. Lyrics top and bottom margins should work
here.
1/ It's in Style, next to the margins. It will affect the spacing of verses.
2/ Indeed. It's probably for another discussion here or on the forum. We
miss a dialog to display this parameter. It's the reason why I liked the
spacer approach (spacer can be modified in inspector) more than the simple
drag and drop of a staff. Especially without any modifier.
lasconic
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