Re: vertical braces in the lyrics - I'm stuck

[Timothy C Litwiller]

Neil Puttock wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> On 14/04/2008, Tim Litwiller <address@hidden> wrote:
>   
> > I am really stuck and would appreciate some help.  I have tried just about
> > every which way there is and I apparently don't understand the concept here.
> >
> >  I am trying to enter braces at the beginning of the song.  I was suggested
> > that they should go in the set stanza part of the lyrics and I agree with
> > that. All the other place I tried it wants to "use" a note. See the hand
> > drawn braces tying the 2 lines of each verse together?  That is what I'd
> > like to accomplish. There is a smple of the code at the bottom of this email
> >     
>
> Since you want a fetaBraces markup after the stanza number, you'll
> have to \set stanza outside \lyricmode; see section 2.1.4.2 "Adding
> dynamics marks to stanzas", which should provide you with some
> inspiration for rearranging your file.
>
> Regards,
> Neil
>   
Thanks for that pointer - that is what I was missing
so here is what I ended up with - it isn't exact - the brace could be a 
little more bold and if I make it
reach all the way across both line it makes the song not fit one page 
any more so it is a little bit on the short side


leftbrace = \markup { \override #'(font-encoding . fetaBraces) \lookup 
#"brace105" }

stanzaOneOne = {
 \set stanza = \markup { "1. " \leftbrace } 
 \lyricmode { Child, you're mine and I love you.
   Lend thine ear to what I say.
   ...
 }
}

stanzaOneThree =  {
%  \set stanza = \markup { "   "}
 \lyricmode { Child, I have no great -- er joy
   Than to have you walk in truth.
...
 }
}