David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> writes:
> Alexander Kobel <a-ko...@a-kobel.de> writes:
>
>> +1. A personal wish: I think that \lyricsto ChoirStaff = "ctx" {
>> ... } has the potential to be a killer feature w.r.t. usability for
>> choir literature (especially combined with the upcoming automatic
>> extenders). Unfortunately, assignment of lyrics to *container*
>> contexts does not work (at least, not reliably), and extender
>> generation is completely defunct.
>
> Uh, I thought that people replaced extenders right now?
>
>> I reported that in a thread from 2016-12-26 on bug-lilypond, but could
>> not motivate any supporters yet.
>
> The container context issue would want to be tackled by a melisma
> translator (working both in Midi and PDF since we want the same results
> there). That work is unfinished and somewhat pervasive. So it's a bit
> unlikely for 2.20.
I have to grudgingly admit though that picking up the pieces of the
melisma translator would be rather more appropriate for 2.20 (as it
wraps up half-finished functionality already in LilyPond) than working
on arbitrary-precision support.
Well, I'll have to take another look to see what got me stuck last time
around.
--
David Kastrup
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