On 4/9/11 10:27 PM, "Michael Dykes" <thedoctor81...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry. I re-wrote and re-compiled the file, with a newer version (2.13.58) and > the lyrics are farther down, but still not centered b/t the staves. Thanks. It > is attached. Please keep the replies on list, so they can be of benefit to all. > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> wrote: >> On 4/9/11 9:48 PM, "Michael Dykes" <thedoctor81...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> I have a score (attached) that has the lyrics placed rather high, that is >>>> >> not >>>> centered between the staves. I have looked into the manual a lot, and still >>>> have yet to come up with a solution. Help please. Thanks in advance. >> >> Michael, >> >> You need to report the version of LilyPond that you are using, because >> lyrics are handled differently in different versions. >> >> Looking at your .ly file, I see a version of 2.12.3. >> >> Unfortunately, I can't help with lyric spacing on 2.12.3. Lyrics are >> handled differently in 2.12 and 2.13.5x. I'm only familiar with the new >> methods. >> On 2.13.58, the \override VerticalAxizGroup #'minimum-Y-extent command is no longer used to control spacing. Please read the section in the documentation on flexible vertical spacing variables (Notation Reference 4.4.1). There is an example there that shows how to center lyrics between staves. HTH, Carl _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
