Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 100, Issue 36

[MING TSANG]

Thank you Jan-Peter Voiat & Timothy Sheasbv

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>Message: 4
>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:55:23 +0200
>From: Timothy Sheasby <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: skip lyrics
>To: MING TSANG <address@hidden>
>Cc: LilyPond User <address@hidden>
>Message-ID: <address@hidden>
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>The documentation says that  the number of the skip is ignored in the lyrics but still has to be >there. I am glad to learn the \repeat unfold tip too though. I have been typing '_' to space out >areas in lyrics because it takes too long to type the '\skip 8'.


>Message: 6
>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:51:43 +0100
>From: Jan-Peter Voigt <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: skip lyrics
>To: address@hidden
>Message-ID: <address@hidden>
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>You might use a little helper function, to reduce typing:
>
>--snip--
>\version "2.12.3"

>lskip = #(define-music-function (parser location count)(integer?)
>  #{
>    \repeat unfold $count { \skip 4 }
>#})
>% random music with random lyrics and a counted skip in verse two
>\relative c' {
>  e g a b c d d c
>}
>\addlyrics {
>  a b c d e f g h
>}
>\addlyrics {
>  i j \lskip #4 l m
>}
>\addlyrics {
>  n o p q r s t u
>}
>--snip--

>Hope it helps.
>Cheers,
>Jan-Peter


On 10.03.2011 08:55, Timothy Sheasby wrote:
> The documentation says that  the number of the skip is ignored in the
> lyrics but still has to be there. I am glad to learn the \repeat
> unfold tip too though. I have been typing '_' to space out areas in
> lyrics because it takes too long to type the '\skip 8'.
>
> On 09 Mar 2011, at 10:49 PM, MING TSANG wrote:
>
>> Thank you. It works.
>>
>> What "8" means on the \skip 8?  I use "4" and I get the same result. 
>> The 120 notes are a mixture of eight- note, quarter-note, half-note
>> and some dotted-note.
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *<From:*Francisco Vila <address@hidden
>> <mailto:address@hidden>>
>> *<To:*MING TSANG <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
>> *<Cc:*address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
>> *<Sent:*Wed, March 9, 2011 3:17:21 PM
>> *<Subject:*Re: skip lyrics
>>
>> <2011/3/9 MING TSANG <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>:
>> <> I have two verses for a score. The score has 30 measures (bars).
>> However
>> <> only first 4 measures and last 4 measure have distinct two verses, the
>> <> middle sections lyrics of two verses are identical.
>> <>
>> <> Right low I code verse 2 with lyrics for first 4 measure follow
>> with 120 " "
>> <> for the notes, then lyrics for the last 4 measures.
>> <>
>> <> Question: Is it possible to code verse 2 simpler than 120 " "s? 
>> It seems
>> <> that \skip 8  only does for a note which means 120 \skip 8.
>>
>> <Use repeats, if I understood well this should work:
>>
>> <\repeat unfold 120 { \skip 8 }
>> <--
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