Please consider the below example. Please see my previous email here
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2026-03/msg00167.html>
for context.
Score B. is what I want: shortVocalName grobs moved closer to the lyrics,
without any changes to the incipit.
I am already getting the output that I need, but I am curious:
- Why does specifying a context for InstrumentName.X-offset cause
problems?
- Or, put another way, why do I get what I need only if I don’t specify
a context for InstrumentName.X-offset?
IIUC, an incipit is part of an instrumentName grob.
Gabriel
%%% SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.25.80"
incipitMusic = \new Staff {
\key f \major
f'1
}
melody = {
\key g \major
\repeat unfold 40 { g'2 }
}
words = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = " One "
\set shortVocalName = " 1 "
\repeat unfold 40 test
}
scoreContent = {
<<
\new Voice = Soprano {
\set Staff.instrumentName = ""
\incipit #1 \incipitMusic
\melody
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto Soprano \words
>>
}
*\markup { A. Score with default layout: }*\score {
\scoreContent
}
*\markup { B. Score with shortVocalName grobs closer to lyrics: }*\score {
\scoreContent
\layout {
\override InstrumentName.X-offset = #4
}
}
*\markup { C. Specify Score context in the override: }*\score {
\scoreContent
\layout {
\override Score.InstrumentName.X-offset = #4
}
}
*\markup { D. Specify Staff context in the override: }*\score {
\scoreContent
\layout {
\override Staff.InstrumentName.X-offset = #4
}
}
%%% SNIPPET ENDS
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Gabriel Ellsworth
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Subject: Re: Stanza Divider Lines
To: Lilypond-User Mailing List <[email protected]>
I found http://www.geoffhorton.com/lilypond.html#versenumbers, which
indicates that if I want stanza numbers in front of every line, I should
set vocalName and shortVocalName for each stanza.
My updated MWE is below, inspired by Geoff’s approach but with the
difference that I do use \set stanza.
