Re: LyricExtender extends too far in some verses

[Jonathan Kulp]

Jonathan Kulp wrote:
> >
>
> Incidentally I see that one of the regression tests produces the same 
> error message that I get when I'm running my complete file:
>
> "warning: programming error: Spanner `LyricExtender' is not fully 
> contained in parent spanner. Ignoring orphaned part"
>
> I guess the question is how to contain the LyricExtender in a parent 
> without adding more lyrics after it.

[What an odd sensation to answer my own posts instead of someone else's...]

I devised an ugly hack to make the LyricExtenders stop at the right 
place by adding an invisible syllable of text.  Ex:

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  tar -- es. __
  \override LyricText #'transparent = ##t
  no
}

This is not a solution, though, since there are three verses containing 
this invisible syllable and while they can't be seen, they nevertheless 
take up considerable vertical space so that the voice part is way to far 
away from the guitar part.  There's gotta be another way...

Jon

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