Re: 2.13.54 breaks NoteNames vertical spacing

[Keith OHara]

Michael Ellis <michael.f.ellis <at> gmail.com> writes:
>  In 2.12,  the NoteNames output lays close beneath the lyric line. 
> In 2.13.54 the gap is quite large and the output collides with 
> markup above the next staff.  Is there a workaround?
> 
> 
Try
\layout { \context {
  \NoteNames
  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #UP
}}

The initialization file (engraver-init.ly) actually says
  % FIXME: not sure what the default should be here.
  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #DOWN

So let's set the correct default now.  Is there any reason to assume that note-
names will most often be associated with the staff above or the staff below ?

If not, we can set staff-affinity to CENTER -- which doesn't really mean center 
but means get close to a staff on either side.  I guess the programmer didn't 
think that 'staff-affinity = #PROMISCUOUS  was appropriate.