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28 January 2026

  • curprev 22:4722:47, 28 January 2026 Gabriel Ellsworth talk contribs 3,003 bytes +3,003 Created page with "By default, Lyrics contexts do not contain <code>Bar_engraver</code>, so your lyrics will not take into account divisions between measures. Longer lyric items will appear to “spill across” bar lines. This snippet shows how you can add <code>Bar_engraver</code> to lyrics and hide bar lines, so that each individual lyric will be contained within the horizontal space between two consecutive bar lines. This approach can have undesirable effects on the horizontal spacin..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
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