Re: Frustrated with Chant Notation -- Convert-ly or Lily4jEdit plugin bug?

[Geoff Horton]

> I finally figured out that the only way to represent chant lyrics is to
> associate the first syllable and last syllable with their own notes then
> quote the text in between so it centers under the breve. This is the only
> way to force all of the lyrics to center under its own measure.

Actually, it isn't, at least if I understand correctly what you want.

I use this to left-align a note under its syllable:

   \once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1  "today he is
born, the Savior"

I think you can change that #-1 to #0 to force center-alignment.

Geoff