RE: Re: Lyrics (David Kastrup)

[Maarten de Keijzer]

Hi David,
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>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:23:40 +0100
From: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: Re: Lyrics (David Kastrup)
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>"Maarten de Keijzer" <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi David, you wrote:
>
>>
>> You are aware that you don't _need_ to use \lyricsto or \addlyrics?
>> Just specify the duration you want in the text itself like
>>
>> \new Lyrics \lyricsmode { "And there were"1 "shepherds in"2. the4 
>> field. }
>> 
>> If you go "one lyric per bar", then you should just need the first 1 
>> and
> all the other strings will be of the same length automatically.
>>
>> --
>> David Kastrup
>
> Where do I have to put this part of code?
> I tried several places, but the score doesn''t compile, stating: 
> syntax error, unexpected STRING \new Lyrics \lyricsmode {.

>Try \lyricmode instead.
>--
>David Kastrup

It is starting to work then, but the result (see enclosed file) is a bit
ugly, when texts disappear over the right margin.
Can that be cleared, and maybe a smaller font for the lyrics?

Regards,
Maarten

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