Re: Skip duration ignored for lyrics

[Jean-Charles Malahieude]

Le 04.07.2007, David Robarts disait :
> LilyPond requires that a duration be entered for skips in Lyrics yet ignores the
> duration and instead simply skips one note in the music.
>
> %%Lyrics Skip Test.ly
> \version "2.10.25"
> \paper{ ragged-right=##t }
>
> \score {
>         <<
>                 \new Staff {
>                         \new Voice = "music" \relative c' {
>                                 c4      c       c       c
>                         }
>                 }
>                 \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
>                         One Two Three Four
>                 }
>                 \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
>                         \skip 4 Two Three Four
>                 }
>                 \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
>                         \skip 2 Three Four
>                 }
>                 \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
>                         \skip 4*3 Four
>                 }
>         >>
> }

My personal workaround is the use of an identifier:

 zz = {\skip 1} % snores one note

and repeat it in the lyrics :

\new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
                        \zz\zz\zz Four
                }



Hoping to be helpfull
Jean-Charles