Having a lot of text under one note

[eva & Morten Borchorst]

Hi all on the list.

This is my first posting to this list, so pls forgive me if I'm asking 
silly questions.

We are aiming at getting some modern churchmusic to print, and have come 
to stop by a problem concerning one bar. According to the manuscript the 
bar consists of a whole note with a lot of text under. The following 
example shows what we have accompliched till now. Only to see that part 
of the text falls over the clef and to the left of the system. When one 
of these bars is in the middle of a system, apparently the right part of 
the text will be missing.

Could you tell me how to extend the measure to give room for all of the 
text?


psalm23.ly:

\version "2.2.0"
\header {
  dedication = "Dedication"
  title = "Psalm 23 [Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling]"
  subtitle = "gezet voor anglican Chant"
  subsubtitle = "subsubtitle"
...
}


sopMusic = \notes  \relative c'' {
\key e \major
...
soprano music
...
}
sopWords = \lyrics {   }

altoMusic = \notes  \relative c' {

\key e \major
...
some alto music
...
e1 fis2 e dis1( dis) \bar "||" cis  dis \break cis b
...
more alto music
...
}

altoWords =\lyrics  {
...
\override LyricText
#'self-alignment-X = #-0.50

"en leidt mij langs veilige paden tot"
\override LyricText
#'self-alignment-X = #0

eer "van zijn" naam.
...
}

...
more music and text
...
\score { \notes
          \context StaffGroup <<
              \context Lyrics = sopranos { s1 }
              \context Staff = women <<
                  \context Voice = sopranos { \voiceOne \sopMusic }
                  \context Voice = altos { \voiceTwo \altoMusic }
              >>
              \context Lyrics = altos { s1 }
              \context Lyrics = tenors { s1 }
              \context Staff = men <<
                  \clef bass
                  \context Voice = tenors { \voiceOne \tenorMusic }
                  \context Voice = basses { \voiceTwo \bassMusic }
              >>
              \context Lyrics = basses { s1 }

        
              \context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords
              \context Lyrics = altos \lyricsto altos \altoWords
              \context Lyrics = tenors \lyricsto tenors \tenorWords
              \context Lyrics = basses \lyricsto basses \bassWords
        
          >>
  \paper {
    \context {

        % a little smaller so lyrics can be closer to the staff.
        \StaffContext
        minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3)
    }
  }
}


thks

Morten Borchorst