* 2012-03-17 08:47 +0100 -Eluze: > Reedmace Star wrote: > > The layout overrides may still be useful for scores where there is > > occasional small overlap between the voices, though. > > I wonder how this would look like!
Well, like this: \version "2.14.2" \layout { \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing #'minimum-distance = ##f \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing #'minumum-distance = ##f \override LyricText #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-0.6 . 2.0) } } aliceSings = \markup { \smallCaps "Alice" } eveSings = \markup { \smallCaps "Eve" } << \new Staff << \new Voice = "alice" { f'4^\aliceSings g' r2 | s1 | f'4^\aliceSings g' r2 | s1 | \break % ... \voiceOne s2 a'8^\aliceSings a' b'4 | \oneVoice g'1 } \new Voice = "eve" { s1 | a'2^\eveSings g' | s1 | a'2^\eveSings g' % ... \voiceTwo f'4^\eveSings a'8 g' f'4 e' | \oneVoice s1 } >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "alice" \lyricmode { may -- be sec -- ond % ... Shut up, you fool! } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "eve" \lyricmode { that the words are % ... …and then I was like– } >> In the first line, Alice and Eve alternate strictly in singing, so their lyrics get collapsed: ALICE EVE ALICE EVE maybe that the second words are After the manual line break, Alice cuts off Eve with a bit of overlap. Their lyrics stay on different lines, which makes sense: EVE ALICE Shut up, you fool! ...and then I was like- Best regards, RS _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user