Dear Lilypond users and developers, I am using 2.8.3 to engrave chant for TTB. I normally use \lyricmode for such music because it gets the lyric-extenders right regardless of which voice has the melisma. But now I am noticing that it isn't getting the left-alignment right. Lyrics are only left-aligned under melismata if there is a melisma in the topmost voice. Here is my example:
\version "2.8.3" global = { \set Score.timing = ##f \key bes \major } \score { \context ChoirStaff << \context Staff = top << \clef "G_8" \context Voice = tenone \relative c' { \voiceOne \global c4 d8([ c]) bes4( a) g a bes2 a g a \fermata } \context Voice = tentwo \relative c { \voiceTwo \global f4 f f2 f4 f f( g) g( f) f( ees) d2 \fermata } >> \context Lyrics \lyricmode { In4 that day2 __ all4 his thoughts2 __ shall __ per -- ish. } \context Staff = bottom << \clef "bass" \relative c { \global { bes4 bes bes2 c4 c d( c) c( bes) c2 d \fermata } } >> >> \layout { \context { \Staff \remove "Time_signature_engraver" \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } \context{ \Lyrics \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #.8 } } } As you can see, the lyrics "that" and "day" are left-ligned (i.e. when tenor1 has the melisma) but "thoughts shall perish" are not left-aligned. The last words are instead center-aligned under the first tenor's half-notes. Am I doing something wrong? I've not noticed this before. I know that I can left-align specific lyrics with a \once \override maneuver, but I'd rather avoid that since it would happen quite often. Monk Panteleimon _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user