Re: naïve note-lyric spacing resolution

2017-06-16 Thread Jan-Peter Voigt
Hi Kieren, I use some helper functions to enter edition-mods of the same kind. Again this might not be self-explaining ... but perhaps you get the idea. And of course: maybe it is more sufficient to use the markup-hammer and separate the lyrics from the music with a mace! Jan-Peter Am

Re: naïve note-lyric spacing resolution

2017-06-16 Thread Simon Albrecht
On 15.06.2017 17:38, Kieren MacMillan wrote: There are obviously improvements that could still be made, but this is closer to what I want in my score than the "BEFORE" version. Hi Kieren, that’s quite nice and I definitely agree lyrics spacing should go in that direction. I once imagined

naïve note-lyric spacing resolution

2017-06-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello again, Here's another example, solved a different way. BEFORE. Even with lyrics horizontally compressed to help, there are visible note-spacing distortions: AFTER. I \omit-ted the lyrics (so that note-spacing reverted to 100% 'neutral' spacing), then added the text back in (without

naïve note-lyric spacing resolution

2017-06-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, Some time ago, there was a brief discussion about how great it would be if Lilypond had a springs-and-rods type mechanism for lyrics and notes which encouraged a more even note spacing in spite of the differences in the width of the associated lyrics. Since it will likely be a long