Re: Horizontal line between hymn verses

[Aaron Hill]

On 2021-10-07 5:46 pm, Kira Garvie wrote:
> Hello all!
> I can't figure out how to get that horizontal line dividing the
> spanish from the english verses... any tips?
> Thank you!
> Kira

Here is an excerpt of what I have done in the past:

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\version "2.20.0"

separatorLineBelow = \with {
  \override StanzaNumber.stencil =
  #(grob-transformer 'stencil
    (lambda (grob orig)
     (grob-interpret-markup grob
      #{ \markup \overlay { \stencil $orig
         \with-dimensions #'(0 . 0) #'(0 . 0)
         \translate #'(-1 . -1.25)
         \override #'(thickness . 2)
         \draw-line #'(6 . 0)} #} )))
  \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing =
    #'( (basic-distance . 0) (minimum-distance . 4.0)
        (padding . 0.0) (stretchability . 0) )
}

\layout { \context { \Lyrics
  \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing =
    #'( (basic-distance . 0) (minimum-distance . 3.5)
        (padding . 0.0) (stretchability . 0) )
} }

<< \new Voice = melody \fixed c' { \time 3/4 a4 g b | a2. }
   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "1." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. }
   \new Lyrics \with \separatorLineBelow
               \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "2." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. }
   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "3." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. }
   \new Lyrics \with \separatorLineBelow
               \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "4." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. }
   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "5." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. }
   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody { \set stanza = "6." Lo -- rem ips -- 
um. } >>
%%%%

The principle is simply to hack the StanzaNumber and then increase the 
spacing between two Lyrics lines.


-- Aaron Hill