User guide

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 827
Note: If you have a high resolution printer, you should try to use smaller line thickness
settings (2, or maybe even 1). Smaller staff lines, in particular, look much better. The
other parameter settings are more a matter of personal preference. These changes are
only visible at high zoom levels on the screen. To really judge the results, try some
printouts with different settings.
Other Parameters
 Bar Start Spacing and Bar End Spacing: Changes the relative distance between the
first and last note of a bar, and the preceding or subsequent bar line. Please note:
Changing the default settings of these parameters only makes sense if rather
extreme values have been chosen for the general Spacing parameters in the Global
Score project settings tab.
 Dot/Note Distance and Dot/Dot Distance: Determines the distance between the note
heads and dots, for dotted notes. Dot/Dot Distance refers to double dotted notes.
 Acc./Note Distance: Allows you to globally alter the horizontal distance of accidentals
from the corresponding note heads. The default setting should only be changed if
very small values are used for the Spacing parameters, which results in a tiny
distance between notes. This global setting can also be combined with the
Accidental Distance parameter of individual notes, in the Note Attributes window.
 Acc./Acc. Distance: Allows you to globally alter the horizontal distance between
several accidentals, in chords.
 Stem Length: This determines the default setting for stem length.
 Horizontal Tie Position and Vertical Tie Position: Determine the distances between note
heads and related ties (which are displayed automatically).
 Tie Thickness: Determines the thickness of ties.
 Slur Thickness: Determines the thickness of slurs.
Note: The Slur and Tie Thickness parameters are affected by the Scale parameter in
score sets, and the Size parameter in staff styles.
 Chord Symbol Alignment: Determines the general horizontal alignment of chord
symbols—with an Align parameter set to def (default)—in relation to their bar
position.
 Chord Symbol Accidental Scale: Changes the accidental size, in relation to the font
size setting: Positive values result in an increased size, negative values in a
diminished size of chord symbol accidentals.
Click the Factory Defaults button to reset all parameters to their default settings.