Layouting music
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Terminology
In Zong!, we use some special units in a score layout, which you should know before you read on.
The steps of the music layouting process
- Notators create Notations
- A notation is the positioned representation of the by then ambiguous raw musical data. It contains the width of an element and additional layout information. For example, the class
ChordNotationcontains the alignment of its notes and accidentals. For details see:
- A notation is the positioned representation of the by then ambiguous raw musical data. It contains the width of an element and additional layout information. For example, the class
- Spacers create Spacings
- Based on the notations, the positions of the elements within the measures, systems and frames can be computed.