Glad it was helpful, though David’s suggestion to change the setting of
self-alignment-X to #RIGHT (#CENTER is also an option, for that matter) may be
tried out first (for some reason his solution didn’t appear in the thread
before posting mine…).
Yoshi
> On Jan 28, 2025, at 23:09, Stu McKenzie via LilyPond User List
> <swwlilyu...@stoozsoftware.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 2025-01-28 19:40, Yoshiaki Onishi wrote:
>>> I sometimes add sticking to drum scores to assist readers by showing the
>>> preferred hand for each stroke.
>>>
>>> I'm aware of the ability to change the horizontal position of lyrics using
>>> '\override LyricText.self-alignment-X'.
>>>
>>> When I use '= #LEFT', the lyric is under the notehead, rather than the stem.
>>>
>>> When it comes to sticking, and when the vocalist is a drummer, I'd like to
>>> see the lyrics further left, i.e. right below the stem. Is there a tweak
>>> that will provide that?
>>>
>>> Here's an MWE:
>>>
>>> \version "2.24.0"
>>>
>>> % Drums
>>> Drums = \drummode {
>>> \repeat unfold 8 sn8
>>> }
>>>
>>> % Sticking
>>> Sticking = \lyricmode {
>>> \override Lyrics.LyricText.font-series = #'bold
>>> \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
>>> \repeat unfold 4 { R L }
>>> }
>>>
>>> \score {
>>> \new DrumStaff <<
>>> \new DrumVoice = "Drums" { \voiceTwo \Drums }
>>> \new Lyrics { \Sticking }
>>> >>
>>> }
>> Hello,
>>
>> If the alignment of the sticking is otherwise consistent, i.e. always
>> appearing under the notehead, adding the following immediately under
>> \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT might be a quick solution for
>> you:
>>
>> \override LyricText.extra-offset = #'(-0.75 . 0)
>>
>> This allows not only the horizontal, but also vertical adjustments, as well.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Yoshi
>
> Thanks, Yoshi, that does what I want.
> I found that -0.75 was just a bit too far, so settled for a value of -0.6.
>
