Hi Werner (et al.),
> This is ingenious :-) Thanks *a lot* for this solution.
+1 (x2)
> * I *strongly* vote for polishing and documenting this so that it can
> be added to LilyPond. It's an invaluable feature IMHO, greatly
> enhancing Lyrics.
YES PLEASE!!
Kieren, this might be a place for you to make your first commit, rather than trying to get Charles's work in. This is a much smaller piece of code to polish and document.
Of course, I can't decide for you, but I thought it might be worth your consideration.
Thanks,
Carl