Re: Issue 1483 in lilypond: Lyric alignment is wrong in 2.13.46

[lilypond]

Comment #9 on issue 1483 by address@hidden: Lyric alignment is wrong  
in 2.13.46
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1483

Right.  Lilypond does not require users to associate lyrics with music; one  
can give explicit durations in the lyrics, and James' nice example over on  
-user does just that.

When we *do* associate lyrics with a Voice, using \lyricsto we could ask  
Lilypond to search for the Staff containing the Voice, figure out which way  
it is and 'affinity' the staff that way.  Maybe too complicated, maybe  
problems, it will take time to think that through.

What would give us what we want, but change less of what we are used to?   
Maybe asking that nonstaff lines at the very top or very bottom of the  
system get treated like they already do at the last system on a page (loose  
springs) ?