\version "2.19.41" #(set-default-paper-size "a8") #(set-global-staff-size 19) \paper { systems-per-page = 5 } \header { texidoc = "Setting a minimum non-staff related-staff distance is necessary for extender lines on a lyrics line that contains no words. Here is a counterexample. If you comment out the two lines below, you get the right behaviour." tagline = "" } << \new Voice = "solo" { c''1 ~ \break c''1 ~ \break c''1 ~ \break c''1 ~ \break c''1 } \new Lyrics \with { % \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing % .minimum-distance = #4 } \lyricsto "solo" { foo __ } >> % eof
Ah, I forgot to mention that I suggest to add a default value for
minimum-distance
in theengraver-init.ly
file.