Re: typeset lyrics

[Mats Bengtsson]

Ole Schmidt wrote:
> I'am a bit shy to out my ignorance...
>
> what I'am missing (maybe I overlooked it) is an overview (maybe a sort 
> of tree?) of how the
> all the terms:
> \score
>  \new Staff
>  \new Voice
>  \VoiceOne
>  \VoiceTwo
> \oneVoice
> are (hieracial) related and how their encapsulation  (<<  >> and { }) 
> works
> There is also the << {  } \\ {  } >> model for polyphony, when to use 
> which construction?
These issues are described to some extent in the section on "Explicitly 
instantiating
voices".
> Another point are the rules of  the \relative mode when you have 
> polyphony/chord constructions (how to use , and ' properly)
Could you please check the following draft of the new revised manual
and see if it provides the relevant information:
http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/Documentation/user/lilypond/Relative-octave-entry.html#Relative-octave-entry

   /Mats