new engraver for spacing in chordlyrics

basic_format_and_style_settings.ly

@@ -121,16 +121,18 @@ override-stanza =
 #}
 )
 
-stanza =
+#(define (stanza . stanzanumbers)
-#(define-music-function (parser location stanzanumber) (number?)
 #{
   \once \override StanzaNumber.layer = 23 % set this to signal that there is a real stanza and no repeat signs
   \applyContext
   #(lambda (context)
-    (let* ((stanzanumber (ly:assoc-get 'forced-spacing (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber) stanzanumber))
+    (let* ((stanzanumber-override (ly:assoc-get 'forced-spacing (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber) #f))
-           (stanzastyle (ly:assoc-get 'style (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber)))
+           (stanza-style (ly:assoc-get 'style (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber)))
-           (formattedStanzaNumber (format #f (if (eq? stanzastyle 'roman) romanStanzaFormat stanzaFormat) stanzanumber)))
+           (stanza-format (lambda (stanzanumber) (format #f (if (eq? stanza-style 'roman) romanStanzaFormat stanzaFormat) stanzanumber))))
-        (ly:context-set-property! context 'stanza formattedStanzaNumber)))
+        (ly:context-set-property! context 'stanza
+          (string-join (map stanza-format
+                            (if stanzanumber-override (list stanzanumber-override) stanzanumbers))
+                        ", "))))
 #}
 )
 
@@ -192,12 +194,14 @@ alt =
 
 updown =
 #(define-music-function (parser location word) (string?)
+(let ((first-char (string-take word 1))
+      (rest (substring word 1 (string-length word))))
 #{
   \lyricmode {
-    \tag #'up { \markup { #(string-capitalize word) } }
+    \tag #'up { \markup { #(string-append (string-capitalize first-char) rest) } }
-    \tag #'down { \markup { #(string-downcase word) } }
+    \tag #'down { \markup { #(string-append (string-downcase first-char) rest) } }
   }
-#})
+#}))
 
 dottedExtender = {
   \override LyricExtender.style = #'dotted-line