Chords and lyrics overlap in only one system
A simple score: voice and piano (simplified Thunder Road to accompany myself on piano). Lyrics attached to the voice (below), chord symbols attached to treble bar (above). In only a single system, vertical spacing between voice and piano is too small, and chords overlap lyrics. In all the other systems, the distance is fine. I'm using standard MuseScore styles, with only the font sizes adjusted (lyrics 9pt, chords 10pt). What's going wrong here?
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Comments
Better attach the score.
Is there a spacer in that stave?
Ctrl+A->Ctrl+R?
It's a known issue right now that lyric extenders are not seen by the automatic placement system. So you'll need to add a spacer to that staff, or add some extra the distance above the staff with chord symbols in staff properties.
In reply to It's a known issue right now… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks, Marc, that's good to know. Do you know if (and when) a fix for this issue is scheduled?
In reply to Thanks, Marc, that's good to… by florismk
It's a complicated problem, so it's hard to say. As far as I know there is no solution in the works, so I wouldn't expect one in the next release unless a whole lot more people start reporting this and someone volunteers to implement a fix.
If it is only on this picture, it's easy to move up the lyrics and move down the chords
In reply to If it is only on this… by Raymond Wicquart
Thanks, Raymond, but that kinda misses the point. If i can't rely on the spacing to be correct automatically, there's not much point to automatic spacing. I can of course correct every overlap manually, but in a work-in-proress, that's a tremendous hassle. I posted this to look for a solution to the failing automatic spacing.
In reply to Thanks, Raymond, but that… by florismk
Right, moving things isn't a great solution. But probably, changing your score settings to automatically include more space between those staves is the good solution that doesn't require any manual adjustment. Again, if you attach your actual score rather than just a picture, we can advise better.
In reply to Right, moving things isn't a… by Marc Sabatella
Good point, let's include the actual score :-)
In reply to Good point, let's include… by florismk
The only reason there is space below the lyrics o the other staves is that the lyric botto margin is set to 2sp, which is fine, but it only adds the space where problems are detected. Since you will want the space always, just increase the distance above the top piano staff score-wide, by right-clicking it, Staff Properties, Extra distance above staff. A value of 2sp gives you the buffer you need for staves with no detected collisions without affecting the distance elsewhere.
In reply to The only reason there is… by Marc Sabatella
That's incredibly helpful, Marc, thanks! I'll go ahead and do that.