Re: lyrics running wider than the staff

[Graham Percival]

Michael Haynie wrote:
> Thanks -- that works like a charm, once I realized that the particular 
> setting I needed can be hoisted to a global layout and still work.
>
> Apparently, I just need to sit down with the 2.8 manual and relearn 
> lilypond -- so much has changed since I started (with 2.0) that it's 
> almost a completely different language -- much like the difference 
> between the English of Chaucer and the New York Times -- both are 
> English, but with a sufficiently different vocabulary and expectations 
> that some confusion is likely.

If you are planning on sitting down and seriously reading the manual, I 
suggest using the 2.9 manual.  Currently everything in the 2.9 manual 
applies to 2.8 as well, but many sections (particularly advanced tweaks) 
are significantly easier to understand.

Cheers,
- Graham