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CHAPTER 10<br />

More About Music Input and Editing<br />

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10.16 Spacing<br />

Spacing – not to be confused with tweaking – is a process of calculation that <strong>Igor</strong><br />

<strong>Engraver</strong> executes for you. The object of using the spacing algorithms is to create<br />

layouts that are pleasant to the eye.<br />

In <strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong>, the term “spacing” is used in two ways:<br />

• Spacing within bars. In this case, “spacing” refers to how the musical elements of a<br />

bar are to be spaced.<br />

• Spacing of bars. Here “spacing” refers to how many bars should fit on a specific system.<br />

<strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong> uses an advanced spacing algorithm in order to give every layout a<br />

professional look. Nonetheless, sometimes you may want to make changes to the<br />

two kinds of spacing manually. This section describes how.<br />

10.16.1 Spacing Within Bars<br />

There are three ways you can adjust the spacing within bars: by dragging barlines,<br />

by changing the number of bars that can occupy one system, and by changing<br />

the spacing settings in the Template/Piece settings’ spacing panes. (The<br />

spacing comma feature is especially suitable for this: it is used to separate objects<br />

that otherwise would be colliding.)<br />

Respacing a bar by dragging a barline is a simple task: just drag the barline to<br />

the desired position, and the music of the two associated bars will adjust automatically.<br />

Two bars, before and after dragging:<br />

By changing the number of bars that may fit on one system, you force the bars to<br />

be respaced. This kind of change is described in the next section.

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