Re: Problems with text placement

[David Rogers]

* Michael Dykes <address@hidden> [2010-10-06 13:11]:

> Here is a prob that I have been sturggling with in many pieces. Adding text
> above a line, as I did below in the Great Eketenia. I also need to do that
> elsewhere (say the Trisagion (Holy God)-also see below), but have texts
> longer than the lenght of the measure. Is there a way to extend measures?
> For the Triasion, above the 1st measure, I need:
> Deacon: O Lord save the pious
> and after the divisiominor, I need:
> and hear us.
>
> Also for some pieces I need text above an entire piece, as in the Esodikon
> (Come, let us Worship), where above the entire piece I need:
> Deacon: Wisdom! Let us attend!
>
> Any help is very welcome. Thanks in advance.

Does the following help?

Go to:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/Outside_002dstaff-objects#Outside_002dstaff-objects

and look part way down the page for \textLengthOn

--
David