Re: Text extender in repeat

[Simon Albrecht]

Hello,

Am 03.06.2015 um 21:35 schrieb Jayaratna:
> > No, we shouldn’t, since it is perfectly all right to left-align a
> > syllable which has a melisma.
> Now the syllables 'the' are aligned left,
left-aligned :-)
>   but they should be moved further
> left because the melisma sign that follows is barely visible.
It will be, if the following syllable will be successfully shifted (see 
below). But IMO it’s no problem to leave the __ out in cases like this 
(short melisma, long syllable).
> > but I’d correct this with { \tweak self-alignment-X -0.5
> > flow’r } or similar.
> This code does not give the desired shift. Not even changing -0.5 to -550.
Sorry, I should have tested it. You need { \once\override 
LyricText.self-alignment-X = #-0.7 } (with whatever value you like).
> > Note the correct apostrophe ’ I used instead of
> > ').
> When using my .otf font the apostrohe appears correct.
Then that’s a peculiarity of your font.

Best regards, Simon