Re: Ties break the ability to add lyrics

[Mojca Miklavec]

Dear Phil,

On 14 November 2016 at 14:34, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mojca Miklavec"
>>
>> While trying to add slightly more complex fingerings (button label +
>> finger number) on top of some scores, I'm facing a problem with ties
>> on the following structure:
>>
>>  << {f'2~} {s8 d'4.~} {s4 b4~} {s4. g8} >>
>>  <f b d' f'>4. <f f'>8 |
>>
>> (This is some "simplification" that would look ugly if I would tie
>> five chords together; it should be clear enough for the player, so I
>> would like to leave this visual output.)
>>
>> I'm misusing lyrics to add fingerings because that was the only way I
>> found so far that gives me satisfactory output (with horrible and very
>> error-prone input).
>
> \set melismaBusyProperties = #'() will make each lyric syllable align on a
> note whether it's tied, slurred or beamed.

Wonderful, thank you very much.

(I saw that command on the page earlier, but didn't immediately
understand the meaning.)

Thanks again,
    Mojca