Re: LyricExtender extends too far in some verses

[Jonathan Kulp]

Risto Vääräniemi wrote:
> 2008/11/20 Jonathan Kulp <address@hidden>:
>
> > I devised an ugly hack to make the LyricExtenders stop at the right place by
> > adding an invisible syllable of text.  Ex:
>
> I've usually used:
>
> verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>  tar -- es. __ ""
> }
>
> Lilypond complaints about empty elements, though:
> programming error: cannot align on self: empty element
>
> -Risto

That works perfectly, Risto.  Thanks!  I find it very satisfying when 
Lilypond complains but still keeps going and does the job perfectly 
anyway. ;-)

Jon
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