Re: Mystery quirk in lyrics - only in the bass part

[David Kastrup]

Larry Kent <address@hidden> writes:

> Interesting quirk that popped up this morning, and I wonder if anyone else
> has come across anything similar.
>
>  I'm working on an "a cappella" choral score, and the lyrics are
> misbehaving - but only in the bass part.  Here's what is happening:
>
> 1.  Lyric extenders do not appear in the bass part, although they do show
> up as expected in every other part.  Just to make sure I was not mis-typing
> or something, I copied and pasted the same text etc from the alto part, but
> no luck.
>
> 2.  The second problem is not connected to extenders, but is also limited
> only to the bass part (same score as above).  Throughout the score, in the
> bass part, the final syllable of a hyphenated word  is left-aligned rather
> than centered, as it should be - and as it is in all of the other parts
> throughout.
>
>
> A couple of details that might help anyone who wants to offer theories or
> advice:
>
> 1.  I'm not using any slurs, and not asking anything to happen
> automatically with the lyrics.
>
> 2.  I'm running LilyPond 2.18 and 2.16 (with the same results), Windows 8.1
> and I use Frescobaldi 2.0.16 to edit and compile the score.  I also ran it
> directly in LilyPond 2.18, all with the same results.
>
> Any thoughts on this, anyone?

I seem to remember you need a properly associated voice for lyrics to
show extenders.  So you probably broke the association in some manner.

-- 
David Kastrup