Re: Align lyrics under the stem, not the notehead

[Stu McKenzie via LilyPond User List]

On 2025-01-28 21:26, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > David's suggestion results in similar to your first suggestion - it
> > seems a bit too far to the left.  self-alignment-X = #RIGHT works
> > for 1 character, but not for lyrics - for lyrics (when the drummer
> > is the vocalist), I had to use your method.
> `#RIGHT`, `#CENTER`, and `#LEFT` are the same as values +1, 0, and -1,
> respectively.  Intermediate values are allowed, too, so you might try
>
>    self-alignment-X = 0.8
>
> or something similar.  The advantage of using `self-alignment-X` over
> `extra-offset` is that the former is seen by LilyPond while doing the
> spacing, and the latter is not.
>
>
>      Werner
Thanks for the tip, after experimenting, I had to use:

\override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #-0.8

Otherwise, there is an 'error: syntax error, unexpected REAL'