Re: Line in lyrics to show half or full note

[Jay Vara]

Trevor 


> Doing this would not be standard notation, so 
> LilyPond
> does not provide a straight-forward way to achieve 
> it.
>  

Yeah, I understand this is not standard notation. I am trying to match up 
two different notation systems. In some of the Canarese songs that I am 
working with, it is traditional to draw the line in the lyric to indicate 
its extent. I suppose that I could convince the traditionalists to get 
used to a different convention. It would be nice if I could somehow do it. 
There is also another need - to be able to draw single or double lines 
underneath notes to indicate 8th or 16th notes - should extend similar to 
beams. 

Best
Jay