Hi Benjamin,
> I need to italize an entire section in a song I am writing. Currently, I have
>
> \text = \lyricmode {
> ...
> that this air will sud -- den -- ly crack
> a -- long sharp di -- ag -- gon -- als?
>
> \markup { \italic { The earth hears me.
> The sun hears me. } }
>
> But the air is like air left
> ..
> }
>
> But this causes the entire \markup section to be set as one word. How can I
> get
> it to change the formatting without grouping the entire section?
What about
\override LyricText #'font-shape = #'italic … \revert LyricText #'font-shape
?
Just a thought-experiment.
Kieren.
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