Re: Lyric line's vertical position is shifting from one staff system to the next.

[dfro]

Kieren,

Thank you, this is a great improvement! It looks like I need to study 
Chapter 4.4 of the Notation Reference and many of the links. I will play 
with the code you shared and do some homework before I ask more 
questions which are arising on this topic.

I just want to thank you promptly for you very quick response.

It also looks like you have solved the text clashing with the bar lines. 
Any advice on where I might study how to control this better?

Thank you, again for your help.

Peace,
David


On 5/31/18 9:49 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> melody = \relative c' {
>
>        \clef "alto"
>        \hide Staff.Clef
>        \key c \major
>        \time 4/4
>
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>
> }
>
> "text1" = \lyricmode {
>        Here the lyric lines are in the right
>        position because both lines are present.
>        When the top lyric line is only "\skip1",
>        the bottom line shifts up.
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        And, the bar lines are clashing with
>        several words when the top staff is
>        by itself.
> }
>
> "text2" = \lyricmode {
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        A B C D
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>        \skip1 \skip1 \skip1 \skip1
>
> }
>
> upper = \relative c'' {
>        \clef treble
>        \key c \major
>        \time 4/4
>
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        %Shift staff spacing.
>        | c' c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        %Shift staff spacing again.
>        | c' c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>        | c c c c
>
> }
>
> lower = \relative c {
>        \clef bass
>        \key c \major
>        \time 4/4
>
>        c4 c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>        c c c c
>
> }
>
> \layout {
>    \context {
>      \Lyrics
>      \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
>          #'((basic-distance . 0) (minimum-distance . 0 ) (padding . -2.5) 
> (stretchability . 0))
>    }
> }
>
> \score {
>
>        \new StaffGroup <<
>              \new Staff = "ChordsAndLyrics" \with {
>                    \override StaffSymbol.line-positions = #'( 0 )
>                    \override BarLine.bar-extent = #' (0 . 2.5)
>                    \override StaffSymbol.Y-extent = #'(0 . 2.5)
>              }
>              <<
>                    \new Voice = "mel1" { \hideNotes \melody }
>                    \new Lyrics \with {
>                         alignAboveContext = "ChordsAndLyrics"
>                          \textLengthOn
>                    } \lyricsto "mel1" \"text1"
>                    \new Lyrics \with {
>                          \override 
> VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
>                              #'((basic-distance . 0) (minimum-distance . 0 ) 
> (padding . -2.5) (stretchability . 0))
>                          alignBelowContext = "ChordsAndLyrics"
>                    } \lyricsto "mel1" \"text2"
>              >>
>              \new Staff = "upper" \upper
>              \new Staff = "lower" \lower
>        >>
>
> }