Hi All, I'm doing a bit of research, and thought I might offer up a question to the many experienced members of the list.
Type-setters use some relative units of measurement, for example, the em (equal to the same point size as the type being set) and the en (one half of an em space). I am wondering what the main relative units of measurement are in music engraving (or, if in fact any exist)? I would think equivalents to em and en would be staff line space (i.e. the vertical distance between two lines on the staff) and half-line space, but are there any width-based measurements? Perhaps the width of a notehead, or whole-note? Ultimately, I'm hoping to further develop and refine some computer algorithms for music spacing, and I'm very interested in how the traditional, non-computer engravers approached their layouts. Thanks for any assistance, Best Regards, Scott _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
