Thomas Morley wrote > 2012/12/9 Eluze < > eluzew@
> >: >> Michael van der Kolff wrote >>>> When making the modification you suggest, the result is that the p >>> marking takes up a syllable spot, which is not the idea. What I would >>> ideally like to happen is for the dynamic marks to be aligned before the >>> start of the bar where they commence. >> >> try something like >> >> \markup { \center-align \halign #-3 \concat {\dynamic "p " soon }}8 >> >> where one or the other might not be needed. >> >> Eluze > > The only other way I can thnk of, is to use a new \set stanza: > > verseTwo = \lyricmode { > \set stanza = #"2. " > Sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4. > lull-8 a-8 by8 ba-4 by,8 sweet-4 ly-8 sleep-4 ing:8 > sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4. > Hush,8 do8 not8 wake4 the8 in-4 fant8 king;4. > \set stanza = \markup { \dynamic "p" } > soon8 will come sor-4 row8 with4 the8 mor-4 ning8 > soon8 will8 come8 bit-4 ter8 grief4 and8 weep-4. ing:4. > sing2 lull-8 a-8 by.4. > } ahhh - that's most elegant and retains the default alignment! Eluze -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Per-stanza-dynamics-inline-with-the-text-How-does-one-best-achieve-it-tp137390p137418.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user