Re: self-alignment-X has the opposite effect on Lyric syllables narrower than the note-head

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi Aaron,

thanks for looking into this.

On 20/01/2022 14:07, Aaron Hill wrote:
> Firstly, alignment values outside the interval [-1, 1] in general 
> behave oddly as the result depends on the size of the object in 
> question.  Larger things do end up moving more.

Well, I wouldn’t call that ‘odd’ since it is a very useful effect and I 
very often use alignment values other than -1 or 1, which makes it 
intuitive to work with. The step from 0.8 to 1 is the same as the step 
from 1 to 1.2.


> Secondly, LyricText has parent-alignment-X set to '() which, as far as 
> I can tell, results in inheriting self-alignment-X. Choosing #RIGHT, 
> for example, means to have the right side of the text align with the 
> right edge of the note. 

That’s unexpected and explains it perfectly. I will set 
parent-alignment-X to 0 in my default style sheet.

However, it may be worthwhile opening a ticket like “Unset 
parent-alignment-X causes unexpected behaviour” IMO.

Best, Simon