Issue 2010 in lilypond: \lyricsto produces unexpected spacing

[lilypond]

Status: Accepted
Owner: ----
Labels: Type-Defect

New issue 2010 by address@hidden: \lyricsto produces unexpected spacing
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2010

Matthew Collett address@hidden via gnu.org
9:06 PM (2 hours ago)

to Christian, lilypond-user
On 4/11/2011, at 4:04 am, Christian Eitner wrote:

\version "2.14.2"

\new Staff {
  \new Voice = "melody" \relative {
    a'1
    <<
      \context Voice = "melody" {
        b4. b8 b4. b8
      }
      \context Lyrics = "lyr" \with {associatedVoice = "melody"}
      \lyricmode { A B C D }
      %\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { A B C D }
    >>
    e1 f1
  }
}

If I use 'associatedVoice', lyrics A, B and C are printed below the
first note, over each other. D is printed below the second note. This
does not happen if only quarter notes are used in the melody.

\lyricsto works fine, but for reasons pointed out earlier, does not
correctly allow the melody e1 f1 to continue after the lyrics.

For a variant on the \lyricsto wierdness:

\new Staff {
  \new Voice = "unsung" \relative {
    a'1
    <<
      \new Voice = "sung" {
        b4. b8 b4. b8
      }
      \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sung" { A B C D }
    >>
    e1 f1
  }
}

The last two notes now do appear, but wrongly spaced.

But this seems to work as expected:

\new Staff << {
  \new Voice = "unsung" \relative {
    a'1
    \new Voice = "sung" {
      b4. b8 b4. b8
    }
    e1 f1
  }
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "sung" { A B C D }


Best wishes,
Matthew