Re: Issue 329 in lilypond: lyrics messed up when assigned to voices with different rhythms

[Francisco Vila]

2008/8/15 Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden>:
> Francisco Vila wrote:
>> Then, you are saying that in my example
>>  \lyrics { \set associatedVoice = v \textDurations }   % correct
>>  \lyrics { \set associatedVoice = v \textNodurations } % wrong:
>> durations needed, issues warning
>>
>> the wrong case is rather wrong implicit durations assumed, and warning
>> is issued for another reason?
>>
>
> Please give the full example. As I explained earlier, the lines
>
> textDurations=\lyricmode{ c2 d4 e8 f longggggg1 }
> textNodurations=\lyricmode{ c d e f longggggg }
>
> are equivalent to
>
> textDurations=\lyricmode{ c2 d4 e8 f8 longggggg1 }
> textNodurations=\lyricmode{ c1 d1 e1 f1 longggggg1 }
>
> and LilyPond gives a warning since there are syllables left when the music
> is over.

Yes, I think this is the case.

>
> The warning formulation is perhaps a bit misleading, since for example you
> don't get
> any such warning in the following case, even though the result is far from
> perfect, to
> say the least.
> <<
> \new Voice = v {c'2 d'4 f' g1 }
> \new Lyrics \lyricmode{ \set associatedVoice = v Two4 short syl -- lab --
> les }
>>>
>
>   /Mats

If you had the time, it would be great that you support guru were
composing the GDP docs, this would save us all months of time.
-- 
Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
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