Re: \underline in lyrics

[Nikolay Kirov]

Thanks a lot, Neil!

It works and solves perfectly my problem.

Happy New Year!
Nikolay

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Neil Puttock <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 30 December 2010 20:21, Nikolay Kirov <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> So, I need a tool (special engraver) to underline several syllables of
>> several notes.
>
> There are two options here, both creating a tweaked TextSpanner:
>
> 1) stay with 2.12 and add the Text_spanner_engraver to the Lyrics
> context (`underline-2.12.ly');
>
> 2) upgrade to 2.13 and use a scheme engraver which adapts the
> behaviour of the Text_spanner_engraver to work directly with lyrics
> (`underline-2.13.ly').
>
> Since it appears you're typesetting a single vocal line, the former
> option might suffice.  The latter is much more complicated, though it
> does guarantee correct alignment with syllables since it uses the
> lyrics as bounds of the TextSpanner instead of paper columns.
>
> Cheers,
> Neil
>
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