Re: Repeating stanza numbers

[Matthew Collett]

On 7/03/2013, at 5:13 am, Laura Conrad <address@hidden> wrote:

>    Matthew> shortVocalName does allow multiple verses: in the lyrics,
>    Matthew> wherever you say '\set stanza' also say '\set
>    Matthew> shortVocalName'.  You may not like the position of the
>    Matthew> numbers though (outside the left of the staff).
> 
> I don't.  Is there a workaround?  

As I said in a message posted very shortly after the one you quoted, it can be 
changed with an X-offset in the layout; e.g. 
 \override InstrumentName #'X-offset = #3

> I'm setting some stuff from the Ravenscroft psalter (first try
> <http://serpentpublications.org/wordpress/?page_id=20&id=777>), and some
> of the psalms have *lots* of verses.

I didn't bother with shortVocalName when doing a lilypond version of Farnaby's 
Ps 122 from that, but it is only three stanzas :).
 
Best wishes,
Matthew