Re: More lyrics questions/comments

[Stan Sanderson]

I've used a combination of underline extenders (word__ ) and \skips. 
For example, to attach text to a measure consisting of a dotted half 
note followed by a quarter note (4/4 time), I might use "man4.__ _8 
\skip4 I4" to obtain " man---------  I ".

Stan
On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 05:05  PM, Carl Youngblood wrote:

> There are situations in my lyrics when I want to put something like an 
> extender, but not really.  I just want to put a line after a word to 
> show that I want it held for the full value of the note.  Sort of a 
> gentle reminder.  However, extensions, don't allow me to do this.  Is 
> there a built-in way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
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