Re: Bug or Feature?: Lyrics have no durations

[Erik Sandberg]

Citerar Heikki Johannes Junes <address@hidden>:

> 
> Should the durations in Lyrics affect the placement of lyrics?
> 
> Currently,
> 
>   { c4 d8 e8 f4 } \addlyrics { Hii,4 hei4 ho!4 }
> 
> produces
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>   { c4 d8 e8 f4 } \addlyrics { Hii,4 hei8 ho!8 }
> 
> but I wanted
> 
>   { c4 d8 e8 f4 } \addlyrics { Hii, hei \skip 8 ho! }
> 
> Durations have no effect, contrary to what is written in
> 
>
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.5/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Entering-lyrics.html#Entering-lyrics

There is a difference between \addlyrics and \lyricmode. \addlyrics or \lyricsto
 ignore all durations and aligns syllables to notes, if you just use \lyricmode
lily will use the durations you typed.

Erik