Hi Paul, On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 6:56 AM Paul Hodges <p...@cassland.org> wrote:
> I don't know where in the documentation the difference in behaviour > between \skip1 and "" as opposed to _ is explained. > It isn't much of an explanation, but in http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/notation/lyrics-and-repeats#index-_005cskip-1 is the line Note: do not use an underscore, _, to skip notes – an underscore indicates a melisma, causing the preceding syllable to be left-aligned. A bit terse, to be sure. But mentioning an alignment issue I've always stayed with using \skip to skip over a note, and only used _ when it really was a melisma not explicitly notated in the music (such as a tie or a slur). But the opportunity is missed on these pages, the first of which actually > conflates the "" and _ notation: > > > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/snippets/rhythms_003a-skips-in-lyric-mode-_00282_0029 > > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/snippets/rhythms_003a-skips-in-lyric-mode > This was the first time I'd seen the use of "" for something like this. I'll have to keep it in mind. And looking at those two snippet pages you linked they make it seem like all three options are equivalent. Yet in the NR page I linked it says they are different. Well, I guess the important bit is you found something that does what you need, and does it in a way that you're okay with. -- Michael
