Re: Need help with this simple lyric

[Mats Bengtsson]

Just make sure to save the file using UTF-8 encoding
and simply insert the symbol directly into the file.
There shouldn't be any reason to use \char.

  /Mats

peterwinson wrote:

> tabster wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > to let LilyPond treat more syllables as one, easily encloses these in "
> > ... "
> >
> > On my (2.10.20) system the file compiles, but doesn´t show the cross
> > character. I would copy the character itself into the source code and
> > enclose it in "..." together with the O like "+ O".
> >
> >
> >    
>
> I tried "+ O" but it did not work.  The problem is the "+" character is a
> unicode character U+2720, and if you enclose the UTF-8 escape code inside
> the quote you just get the escape text.  My code was
>
> \addlyrics{ \markup \char ##x2720 O Lord o -- pen thou our lips}
>
> \addlyrics{
>   % this did not work
>   "markup \char ##x2720 O" Lord o -- pen thou our lips
> }
>
> On another matter, it is interesting that you mentioned that the cross
> character did not show up in your version 2.10.20.  It did not show up for
> version 2.11.26 either.  I wonder what's up with that?  Anyone here know?
>
> Peter
>
>
>  


--
=============================================
        Mats Bengtsson
        Signal Processing
        Signals, Sensors and Systems
        Royal Institute of Technology
        SE-100 44  STOCKHOLM
        Sweden
        Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463                         
       Fax:   (+46) 8 790 7260
        Email: address@hidden
        WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe
=============================================