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Re: Lyrics in second language in italics
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Lyrics in second language in italics |
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Thu, 16 May 2019 00:02:36 +0200 |
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phpguru <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi
>
> I have a Mendelssohn choral work with german (de) and latin (lat)
> lyrics. How can I achieve to set the latin lyrics in italics?
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> % works, but both lyrics are in regular/upright font
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassDeVerse }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassLatVerse }
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> * sth, like this, does not work / compile error
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \italic \bassLatVerse }
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> * works (but I'm aiming for italic, not tiny)
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \tiny \bassLatVerse }
\new Lyrics \with { \override LyricEvent.font-shape = #'italic }
\lyricsto "bass" { \bassLatVerse }
I haven't tried this out because you did not provide a minimal working
example. Could conceivably work.
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David Kastrup