Re: Issue 1208 in lilypond: Some combination of 'staff-affinity for two Lyrics may cause unwanted vertical space

[lilypond]

Comment #11 on issue 1208 by address@hidden: Some combination  
of 'staff-affinity for two Lyrics may cause unwanted vertical space
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1208

Here's another version that is even tighter.


% -------------8<--------------------------
\version "2.13.42"

lowerMel = \relative c '' {
  c4 c c c |
  a4 a a a |
  a4 a a a |
}

upperMel = \relative c'' {
  c4 c c c |
  c4 c c c |
  a4 a a a |
}

upperLyr = \lyricmode {
  \repeat unfold 4 { \skip 1 }
  u u u u
}

commonLyr = \lyricmode {
  c c c c
  \repeat unfold 4 {\skip 1}
  c c c c
}

lowerLyr = \lyricmode {
  \repeat unfold 4 { \skip 1 }
  l l l l
}

\score {
  \new ChoirStaff <<
    \new Staff = "uppers" \with {
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-staff-spacing =
        #'((basic-distance . 12))
    } <<
      \new Voice = "upper" { \upperMel }
    >>
    \new Lyrics = "upper" \with {
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #UP
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing
        #'minimum-distance = #0
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing
        #'stretchability = #1000
    } \lyricsto "upper" \upperLyr
    %
    \new Lyrics = "common" \with {
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #CENTER
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing
        #'basic-distance = #6
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing
        #'stretchability = #0
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing
        #'minimum-distance = #0
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing
        #'stretchability = #1000
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing
        #'stretchability = #1000
    } \lyricsto "upper" \commonLyr
    %
    \new Lyrics = "lower" \with {
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #DOWN
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing
        #'basic-distance = #2
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing
        #'stretchability = #0
    } \lyricsto "upper" \lowerLyr
    %
    \new Staff = "lowers" <<
      \new Voice = "lower" { \lowerMel }
    >>
  >>
  %
  \layout {
    \context {
      \Lyrics
%        \override VerticalAxisGroup
%          #'nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing #'stretchability = #10
    }
  }
}
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