Re: Parentheses around a ChordName and unending LyricExtenders

[Mats Bengtsson]

Reinhold Kainhofer wrote:
> > However, note that with the upcoming LilyPond version 2.11.44, you will
> > be able to use
> >     \parenthesize f:sus4
> >     
>
> Yes, but notice that the parenthesis is way too small for my taste. The 
> parenthesis is the right size for note heads and accidentals, but not for 
> other parenthesized objects...
>   
Try something like
\once \override ParenthesesItem #'font-size = #0 \parenthesize ...
The default font-size is -6.
(you can define a new music function that does this setting and then 
does \parenthesize
if you wish to save typing).
>   
> > > I have found that if I do not put any additional words or syllables
> > > after a lyric extender (in the same Lyrics staff context) and where
> > > the music continues onward after the lyric extender should stop, then
> > > the lyric extender will just go on indefinitely!!  That's definitely
> > > not what I want.
> > >       
> > I couldn't repeat the problem here. Test case:
> >     
>
> I suppose it's the same problem described here:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-08/msg00040.html
>
> A quick workaround is to place a "" in those lyrics voices, where no refrain 
> will be shown:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-08/msg00043.html
>   
It seems that I happened to invent another workaround when preparing my 
example
in the previous email, namely to use separate Voice contexts for the 
verse and for the
refrain, and attach the different parts of the lyrics to the 
corresponding Voice.

   /Mats