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How to write text elements that are well
aligned above a staff?
Create a new staff.
Change its type to "Text".
Move the lyrics line to the top of the staff area by moving the red
triangle.
Shrink the staff area to make it match the lyrics line height.
Move this staff above the required staff.
Input your text in the lyrics line.
What string commands can be included in "text"
objects, or page header and footer?
A text object can include special character commands that will be
substituted when displayed. These commands are the same as those
used in page header and footer editing.
$B : current bar number
$D : current date
$F : file name
$H : current time
$T : document title
$L is substituted by lyrics.
The $L command is subtituted by the
lyrics related to the score. This allow for example to create
easily texts objects with the couplets.
When more than one staff own lyrics, you can select the staff
with $L"staff name". You can extract a line of text using $L,line
number. For example $L,4 will extract the 4th line or the first
staff with lyrics. You can extract a range of played bars using
$L,b1-b2 where b1 is the first bar, b2 the last bar. For example,
$L"melody",1-24 will extract the lyrics related to the bar 1 to 24
of the staff "melody".
$M : total music duration (mm:ss)
$N : number of pages
$P : page number
$X : frame around text (text object only)
$$ : $ character
$(xxx) rythmic pattern
What about rhythmic patterns?
A rhythmic pattern is written between parenthesis in a text object,
preceded by a $.
It enables to write music symbols within a text. All notes are
displayed with their stem up.
Here is what such a pattern can be made of:
Notes are separated by a + or a space if they are independent, by
an underscore _ if they are tied together.
Notes between brackets [ ] are beamed together.
Each note can be:
- optional:
d (double-flat)
b (flat)
# (sharp)
x (double-sharp) or
n (natural)
- then, optional:
R if the note is a rest
- followed by the note duration:
1 whole note
2 half note
4 quarter ... etc
- followed optionally by:
. (dotted) or
.. (double dotted)
- followed optionally by a simple tuplet:
:3 simple triplet
:6 simple sextuplet, etc
or a complex tuplet:
:3:2 for a triplet written 3:2
:6:4 for a sextuplet written 6:4
Some markers can be inserted within the command. Their action runs
until the end of the parenthesis:
Size:
S0 (small)
S1 (middle)
S2 (standard)
S3 (big)
Color:
Cxxxxxx (xxxxxx = RGB color in
hexadecimal)
Symbol spacing:
Lx (x = additional spacing between notes,
from -9 to 9)
Notehead shape:
Hx (x = shape, from A to Z)
A Standard
shape,
B
Triangle,
C
Diamond,
D Cross,
E
Plus,
F
Square,
G Slash,
H None,
I
Flag,
J Half
circle,
K Drop,
L
Hourglass,
M Arc,
N
Empty diamond,
O
Truncated cone,
P
Crescent,
Q Left
triangle,
R
Bell,
S
Concave triangle,
T
Convex triangle,
U
Johnson triangle,
V
Johnson square,
W Bold
crossed circle,
X Bold
cross,
Y Thin
crossed
circle,
Z This
crossed half circle
For example, the following command:
Swing : $([8 8]) = $([8_32] 16.)
Will be displayed as:
"Swing", followed by two beamed height notes, then the equal
"=" symbol, then an eighth note beamed and tied with a 32th,
followed by a dotted sixteenth.
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