> The likely answer is that I'm doing this all wrong, but I'll ask > and hopefully find a solution that doesn't involve a complete > re-structure of my source files. > > I've read the following several times an haven't found > anything relevant > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/techniques-specific-to-lyrics > > I do a lot of song lead-sheets where there may be as many > as 5-6 verses but the same chorus lyric. > > As for example > > verseOne = \lyricmode { > Verse one Line one lyric > verse one line two lyric > verse one line three lyric > > chorus line 1 lyric > chorus line 2 lyric > } > > verseTwo = \lyricmode { > verse Two Line one lyric > verse Two line two lyric > verse Two line three lyric > } > verseThree = \lyricmode { > verse Three Line one lyric > verse Three line two lyric > verse Three line three lyric > } > > The problem is that the staff spacing > remains constant in the chorus lines > so they take up more space than they need. > > ___________________(staff) > > Lyric 1 > Lyric 2 > Lyric 3 > _____________________(staff) > > Lyric 1 > Lyric 2 > Lyric 3 > _____________________(staff) > > Chorus Lyric > <I'd like to get rid of this space> > < this space too > > _____________________(staff) > > Chorus Lyric > > > The excess space gets worse with more verses > > I hope this is a clear exposition of the problem.
Could you provide a minimum working example (MWE) showing the exact problem? I'm using this technique regularly with 4 part vocal pieces and it works exactly as you (as I understand it) want it to. Kind regards, Michael -- Michael Gerdau email: m...@qata.de GPG-keys available on request or at public keyserver _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
