What happens is that the \override command isn't seen until the place
of the first syllable, which is too late if you start
with a rest. If you use \lyricsto instead of \addlyrics (which is the
only reasonable method in all but the most simple scores
anyway), you can do
\version "2.8.0"
\score { <<
\new Voice = mv { r4 a'4 b' c'' d'' }
\new Lyrics {
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 8)
\lyricsto mv { one two three four
}
}
}
or
\score { <<
\new Voice = mv { r4 a'4 b' c'' d'' }
\new Lyrics \with {
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 8)
}
\lyricsto mv { one two three four
}
}
/Mats
Quoting Colin Wilding <address@hidden>:
It's pretty obscure but I found it eventually...
Version 2.8.0 on Windows XP
If there is a rest at the start of a staff then vertical spacing of
lyrics
does not work.
For example, in this piece the lyrics are spaced away from the staff:
\version "2.8.0"
\score { \context Voice = mv { a'4 b' c'' d'' }
\addlyrics {
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 8)
one two three four
}
}
But in this version (with added rest) the vertical spacing is
ignored:
\version "2.8.0"
\score { \context Voice = mv { r4 a'4 b' c'' d'' }
\addlyrics {
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 8)
one two three four
}
}
One workaround is to add a hidden note before the rest, and a skip in
the
lyrics.
Regards
Colin Wilding
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