XML export - Lyric misalignment

[Briansdad]

Originally Posted by Reinhold H.

An "empty lyrics syllables" is just an empty text cell left somewhere. One example is in measure 20 at beat 1 (see arrow). It probably happened because the tie (measure 19 to 20) was added and afterwards the syllable "ma" was shifted. Those empty text cell are invisible and will be ignored.

By stepping syllable by syllable from measure 19 to measure 20 you will recognize that 2 steps are required to reach the syllable "ma". This is the only indication that there is such an empty text cell.

Reinhold

It is written that way because the duration of the syllable "ha-" is a 1/4 beat with the first 1/8th at the end of measure 19 and the second 1/8th of the 1/4 note extending into measure 20, therefore, the tie. Should it be written differently?
Bill