This object draws synalepha (also called elision) marks below lyric syllables which are shared on a single note. This is commonly required in languages like Spanish and Italian where words begin and end with a vowel sound, and are therefore merged together while singing.
The object works in a manner similar to Melismatic.nw, such that a single instance is placed at the beginning of a staff, and all lyrics in that staff will automatically receive the marking where needed. To prepare the lyrics to receive the marking, just insert a _ character in the middle of the lyric text. If you want a wider marking, you can insert two or more successive _ characters, and the marking will extend over the additional space.
There are two parameters for the object:
Overlap - Indicates the amount of overlap on the syllables to the left and right of the marking. It is expressed as a percentage, varying from 0% to 100%, where the default value is 50%.
Strength - Indicates the strength of the curve of the synalepha, as a percentage from 20% to 100%, with a default of 50%.
To install the object, paste the following snippet into NWC and go to Tools > Manage Objects... and choose Online Synch.
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|Lyrics|Placement:Bottom|Align:Standard Rules|Offset:0
|Lyric1|Text:"San-to, San-to, San-to_es el Se-ñor,\n"
|User|Synamatic.ms|Pos:-1|Class:StaffSig
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-3
!NoteWorthyComposer-End