[Lilypond-auto] Issue 2463 in lilypond: Lyrics: add "hard" (always visible) hyphens

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New issue 2463 by address@hidden: Lyrics: add "hard" (always  
visible) hyphens
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2463

Reported by Phil Holmes:

Gould, page 448.  "It is acceptable to omit a hyphen between a two-syllable  
word to save space provided that the word cannot be elided into a single  
syllable in error.  However, hyphens always clarify text underlay.  It is  
essential to divide words of more than two sylables with hyphens."

She gives an example of call-ed, where it's often pronounced while singing  
as two syllables, but is always a single syllable spoken.

Janek's comment:
I'm not sure whether it is always essential to divide words with more than  
two syllabes.  English is a specific language in this regard, because the  
spelling and pronunciation are often quite unrelated.  If we consider Latin  
instead, it is usually very clear how to divide the word into syllabes.

In my opinion we should introduce an always-visible hyphen and let user  
decide when it should be used.  Suggested syntax: ==
Example of use:
{ The peo == ple that walk == ed in dark -- ness }
{ Hal -- le -- lu -- jah! }

This issue is a part of the Lyrics Project.  See related entries:
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issue 2451
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