On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Abraham, > >> So, the real question is this: can we make LyricText.self-alignment-X >> dynamic instead of static? In other words, can we use a springs-like >> mechanism between LyricText syllables, but that are more flexible than the >> springs-and-rods between NoteColumns? That way, the NoteColumns would more >> likely get into their normal rhythmic positions and the LyricText grobs >> could float horizontally a bit, pushing each other around within their -1 to >> 1 self-alignment-X range. > > This sounds really familiar… ;) > >> Looking forward to everyone's thoughts on the matter. > > Love the basic idea — now let’s polish it, and implement it! > > 1. There should be a way to “group” a set of notes [with attached lyrics] — > from 2 adjacent notes all the way up to “the whole score” — and then set the > rigidity of the note-springs and lyric-springs as separate parameters. > > 2. There should be a parameter for how much “flex" the block has. Say you set > notes.spring-rigidity = #1, so that Lilypond forces the notes to be “in > perfect proportion” (essentially ignoring the lyrics). If the block of lyrics > underneath are (e.g.) twice as wide as the set of notes, it would be nice for > Lilypond to take that into account. Naively: perhaps Lily should try to > compute the minimum amount of horizontal space required for the associated > lyrics, and use that width as a ‘frame’ in which the notes are then > distributed “perfectly”? >
This seems to me to be an extremely complex undertaking, involving a rewrite of a lot of spacing code. I would vote to implement something more modest, a simple adjustment of self-alignment-X, as per Abraham's suggestion. Much more likely to get takers. Maybe we could revive the stalled lyric project? Janek did a lot of work breaking lyric issues down into manageable chunks. My 2 cents... David _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
