Re: \skip in lyricmode

[Michael Kallas]

Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden> schrieb am 12.01.05 10:09:54:
> 
> If you use \lyricsto or \addlyrics, than the durations of each
> lyrics syllable is completely determined by the rhythm of the
> music voice that you have attached the lyrics to, so in that
> situation a \skip X will just denote a space with the same duration
> as the corresponding note, just as you have observed.
> However, if you don't use \lyricsto or \addlyrics and explicitly
> specify the durations for each syllable, then \skip 1 will work
> exactly as you expected.
So, if you use \lyricsto, the character _ (underline) is much more
convenient and stands for one syllable, too.

Best wishes
Michael