Re: Skip duration ignored for lyrics

[Jean-Charles Malahieude]

Le 05.07.2007 21:02, David Robarts disait :
> Jean-Charles Malahieude wrote:
> > 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.
>
> > 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
> >                 }


Even easier:
just use one underscore per skip, like you use a double underscore for 
an extender
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" { _ _ _ Four }

works perfectly for me and be aware that it works as well in case of 
melisma :

\score {
        <<
           \new Staff {
                      \new Voice = "music" \relative c' {
                              c4 c ~ c c( d1)
                        }
                }
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
                        One Two Four
                }
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto "music" {
                       One _ Four __
                }
        >>
}



Jean-Charles