While we're wishing for things, I have a wish to add to that TODO file
under Lyrics. From what I can see at the moment (without looking at code,
just output), Lily seems to put each syllable of a stanza in a box with the
same syllable from the next stanza, with no overlapping between boxes. For
example (fixed width font, please -- Windows users paste into Notepad):
Currently:
1. a sprite flieth
2. Sprite is good
My wish:
1. a sprite flieth
2. Sprite is good
Obviously, this can't be done until Lily also stops left-aligning each
block. Also, assume I've started and finished in the middle of a line.
Anyway, maybe someday I'll get around to doing it myself, and if not,
then the idea is at least available, and someone can do it around 2010 :).
Also, I thought that, if I ever *do* get around to doing some
lyrics things, I'm not 100% sure what the best syntax would be. Does
anyone see any drawbacks to the following (search the Lily TODO file for
"lyrics" for more details):
1. Lyric numbering
- \lyricnum <string>;
Sets the lyric number at the start of the current stanza.
First instance applies (other instances may apply to
\numbereachstave)
- \numbereachstave <boolean>;
When set to true, numbers each stave from that point on
until the end of the stanza, or until set to false
2. Lyric phrasing
- \endline
Ends the line, and moves alignment of text slowly from
left to right, starting at:
- The start of the stanza
- The previous \endline
- The previous \startline
- \startline
Marks the starting point for left-aligning (cf. \endline)
3. Braces (cf. TODO -- he calls them brackets, but I think he means
braces)
\bracepoint
Marks the point at which a brace should be inserted. Personally,
I don't intend to do this ever, but someone else might.
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