Re: lyric vertical spacing

[David Bobroff]

Wow, yeah, that did it.  Thanks!

-David

Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi, David:
>
>> I went there per your suggestion and tried tweaking the minimum-y-extent
>> but I was unable to make it any better.  I eventually tried
>> #'extra-offset on the lyrics.  This solved half of the problem.  I was
>> able to move them close enough to the staff for my purposes but, of
>> course, it did *not* change the spacing of the systems above and below
>> the lyrics.
>
> Worst case, you can move each and every staff manually.
>
> Define
>
> staffAdjust =
>     #(define-music-function (parser location adj) (pair?)
>         #{
>             \overrideProperty #"Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn"
>                 #'line-break-system-details $adj
>         #})
>
> and then, in your music, use
>
>     \staffAdjust #'((alignment-offsets . (0 -8.5 -15 -25.5 -30.5 -37
> -45.5 -52 -64)))
>
> This is just an example from my own choral composition -- the nine
> "staves" to which the numbers correspond are
>     soprano
>     soprano lyrics
>     alto
>     alto lyrics
>     tenor
>     tenor lyrics
>     bass
>     bass lyrics
>     piano reduction (two staves together in a PianoStaff)
>
> Hope this helps!
> Kieren.
>
>
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