David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> writes:
> phpguru <phpg...@gmx.ch> writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a Mendelssohn choral work with german (de) and latin (lat)
>> lyrics. How can I achieve to set the latin lyrics in italics?
>>
>> % works, but both lyrics are in regular/upright font
>> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassDeVerse }
>> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassLatVerse }
>>
>> * sth, like this, does not work / compile error
>> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \italic \bassLatVerse }
>>
>> * works (but I'm aiming for italic, not tiny)
>> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \tiny \bassLatVerse }
>
> \new Lyrics \with { \override LyricEvent.font-shape = #'italic }
> \lyricsto "bass" { \bassLatVerse }
>
> I haven't tried this out because you did not provide a minimal working
> example. Could conceivably work.
At least once you replace LyricEvent with LyricText .
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David Kastrup
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