[Lilypond-auto] Issue 2456 in lilypond: Lyrics shouldn't distort the rhythmical placement of notes

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Status: Accepted
Owner: address@hidden
Labels: Type-Ugly GSoC-LyricProject

New issue 2456 by address@hidden: Lyrics shouldn't distort the  
rhythmical placement of notes
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2456

Currently lyric syllabes are center-aligned - horizontal center of the  
syllabe is placed under respective notehead (with exception of melismas  
which are left-aligned).  This leads to poor results - when there is a long  
syllabe attached to a short note (it happens quite often!), the horizontal  
spacing of notes is stretched, distorting the rhythm.

A master engraver would move the lyric syllabes instead of moving notes;  
there are plenty examples.  The rules are quite simple:
1) the syllabe should remain under the note (i.e. the whole width of the  
notehead should be placed over respective syllabe).
2) it is preferred to move syllabes to the right.

see attached image.  More examples, icluding some comparisons, here:
http://lilypond-stuff.1065243.n5.nabble.com/examples-for-Lyric-report-moving-syllabes-to-fit-rhythm-td5607291.html

This issue is a part of the Lyrics Project.  See related entries:
issue 2450
issue 2451
issue 2452
issue 2453
issue 2454
issue 2455
issue 2456
issue 2457
issue 2458
issue 2459
issue 2460
issue 2461
issue 2462

Attachments:
        moving syllabes to fit rhythm - messiah.png  31.4 KB