Re: Opening parentheses in lyrics don't appear

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Thomas" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:04 PM
Subject: Opening parentheses in lyrics don't appear


> Dear fellow-users,
>
> I'm working on a vocal piece in which some lyrics are in parentheses, but
> the opening parentheses don't appear in the output PDF file. The closing
> parentheses are fine. By way of example, here's a couple of bars from the
> piece:
>
> ================
>
> \version "2.14.2"
>
> \relative c'
>
> <<
> \new Voice = "melody" {
>  \time 12/8
>  fis2.( f |
>  a4.) a4 g8 g4 f8 f4. |
> }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
>  blue __ (oo -- by -- doo -- by -- doo)
> }
> > >
>
> ================
>
> I have looked but haven't succeeded in finding a reference to this in the
> documentation or on the forum, but at this stage I don't feel confident in
> reporting it as a bug. Any advice would be appreciated. Apologies, as 
> usual,
> if I've missed an existing solution or explanation.
>
> BTW, I know that I can solve the problem with a work-around, e.g. 
> enclosing
> the syllable concerned in quotes as "(oo" produces the correct result, but
> it's not a very elegant solution, especially for repeated instances.


I found I had to use the "(word" solution - I use a regex in my application 
that creates lilypond code to do just this.

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Phil Holmes