Re: How to modify a syllable, if "~" (or "_") is involved?

[Thomas Morley]

2013/9/27 Jan-Peter Voigt <address@hidden>:
> Hi Harm,
>
> this seems to be tricky, because the corresponding engraver seems to look
> for strings containig '~'. So a markup would have to be split ... a custom
> engraver might do it ...
> If the syllable is not a string, but a markup containing a string,
> containing "~", then put the right stencil in there.

Hi jan-Peter,

I was afraid it might result in programming a custom-engraver.
Though I really hoped I overlooked something simple.

One problem with an engraver is, that I don't know how this little tie
is created/printed.
Will investigate further.

> Just a thought ...

Thanks for it.

> Best, Jan-Peter
>
> Am 27.09.2013 10:15, schrieb Thomas Morley:
>
>> is there any possibility to modify one syllable of LyricText if the
>> syllables are connected with "~"?
>>
>> In this example the \markup disturbs "~".
>> (Same for "_")
>>
>> \version "2.17.26"
>>
>> \new Lyrics \lyricmode {
>>      foo~bar
>>      \markup { \italic foo }~bar
>> }
>>
>> Thoughts?


Best,
  Harm