Re: lyrics format

[Mats Bengtsson]

If you want a syllable (in your case "a sequence of words combine into a 
syllable")
left aligned under a note instead of centered, you can insert a
\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
just before the syllable. Of course, if you want to do it often, you 
probably
want to define a macro like

leftaligned = \once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT

and just write \leftaligned before a syllable you want left aligned.

  /Mats

Arthur Dyck wrote:

> I found a solution.  I put the first word of the string under a regular note 
> and then the remainder of the string under a hidden note.  Works very nicely.
>
> Arthur
>
> On Wednesday 09 November 2005 12:55 pm, Arthur Dyck wrote:
>  
>
> > I am using 2.6.4 on Linux Mandrake 10.1.  Upon occasion I have a series of
> > words sung to one note in free time.  When that note is in the middle of a
> > bar, the lyrics center themselves nicely under that note.  However, when
> > the note is the first note of a line, the lyrics extend past the left side
> > of the stave.  Is there a way to correct that?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Arthur
> >
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