Re: Partially formatting syllables in lyrics

[Aaron Hill]

On 2020-11-21 8:44 am, Fr. Samuel Springuel wrote:
> How can I apply italics to part of a syllable in the lyrics context?
> When I use the method I usually use to apply italics, it automatically
> creates a new syllable:
>
> #(ly:set-option 'relative-includes #t)
> \version "2.20.0"
>
> \new Staff
> <<
>     \new Voice = "mel" { c' c' }
>     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mel" { \lyricmode { hat\override
> Lyrics.LyricText.font-shape = #'italic (s) \revert
> Lyrics.LyricText.font-shape show } }
> > >

Use \markup for the entire syllable:

%%%%
\version "2.20.0"

{ a'4 b'2 }
\addlyrics {
  \markup { \bold a \italic b }
  \markup { \box c \circle d }
}
%%%%


-- Aaron Hill