Re: Proper use of Devnull

[Graham Percival]

According to some bug reports (specifically about shifted lyrics with 
devnull), devnull is not the proper solution to use.  It might say 
otherwise in the manual; we'll be checking this in about a month.

Sorry,
- Graham

Francisco Vila wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to typeset a song that has two lyrics with different 
> melismata in the same melody.
> I've found that the Devnull context may help, but I don't know why the 
> lyrics associated to it appears with a slight displacement to the right 
> (see attached PNG).
>
>  % \version "2.11.32"
>
> one = { c'1 }
> two = { d'1 }
> oneLyrics = \lyricmode { One }
> twoLyrics = \lyricmode { Two }
>
> \score {
>
> <<
> \new Voice { \one } \addlyrics { \oneLyrics }
> \new Devnull = "hidden" { \two }                % \addlyrics { \twoLyrics }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto hidden { \twoLyrics }
>  >>
> }
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>  From my limited knowledge it appears to be in voiceTwo, how is it 
> forced to be voiceOne?
>
> Also, if I uncomment the \addlyrics of the hidden part (and comment out 
> the third line instead), then the hidden staff gets printed on its own 
> staff (and properly aligned as a voiceOne). Why?
>
> I'd thank a clue for learning it by myself, but maybe the manual is too 
> terse in this matter.
> Thank you!
> --
> Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
> http://www.paconet.org
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