Re: Beginner question

[Jocke]

eyolf wrote:
> 
> On 31.10.2007 (18:45), Jocke wrote:
>> Aha, there should be a space there, okay. :-) Thanks! But one more thing.
>> That underscore thing in the notation thing, I want it to be shorter. It
>> streches so long to other notes. For example, in this code, the
>> underscore
>> between the word "och" streches to E. I just want it to stretch to under
>> the
>> second A there.
> 
> First of all: notes that are tied together count as one syllable.
> Second: the extender should stretch for as many syllables as you
> specify, i.e. with single underscores separated by spaces after a
> syllable: "ba -- ch __ _ _ _" would have an extender stretching under
> four syllables. In Jo -- hann __ Se -- ba -- sti -- an the extender
> will stretch for as long as that syllable lasts -- in your case, that
> would mean over the two tied notes.
> However, as you note, it goes one note further, which looks odd. In
> this case, the reason for this behaviour seems to be that this is the
> last syllable in your lyrics. The docs state that the extender goes
> between a syllable and the next one. This does seem to be a minor bug,
> though, which may not be of practical consequence, since the case in
> your example is probably very rare in practice, but if it's a bug, it
> should nevertheless be looked into.
> Thirdly: there is a way around this, if you desperately want the
> lyrics to end with an extender while there is still music left: use a
> phrasing slur "a\( a\)"  instead of the tie "a ~ a". That way, the
> notes will be counted as two syllables, and when the extender
> stretches "too far" it will still stretch only as far as you want it.
> 
> Lastly: watch your mouth; your lyrics aren't exactly appropriate for
> such a splendid piece of software, are they ;-)
> 
>> 
>> \version "2.10.33"
>> 
>> \score {
>>   
>>   <<
>>     \relative c'' {
>>       \key g \major
>> 
>>       | a4 ~ a b2 | a4 ~ a e c
>>       | e4 c e f | e4 e8[ c] b2 \bar "|:" \break
>>       | a'4 b ces bis | a4 b8[ a] f2
>>       | e4 c e f | e4 e8[ c] b2 \break
>>       | a'4 a b2 | a4 a b2
>>       | d,4 e b'8[ a] f4 | e1 \bar "|."
>>     }
>> 
>>     \addlyrics {
>> ba -- js och __
>>     }
>> 
>>     \addlyrics {
>> bajs två tre f -- e -- s
>>     }
>> 
>>   >>
>>   \layout { }
>>   \midi {}
>>   }
>> 
>> %%% Local Variables:
>> %%% coding: utf-8
>> %%% End:
>> 
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Thank you! Great answer! Yeah, that bug should really be fixed! Haha, you
know swedish! :-D
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