3 % [reuter] URG! This is not always true. One of the effects of
4 % keeping this a constant is that, for notation with less stafflines,
5 % stafflinethickness gets too small.
7 staff_space#:=staffsize#/(stafflines-1);
11 %font_x_height staff_space# ;
14 % [D.K.Roush & J.S.Gourlay] say this should be 0.072
16 % FIXME: generally, the "blackness" of most chars depends on this.
17 % these dimensions should be independent.
18 stafflinethickness#:=0.1 staff_space#;
20 stemthickness# := 1.3 stafflinethickness#;
21 ledgerlinethickness# := 2 stafflinethickness#;
23 define_pixels(staff_space, stemthickness);
24 define_pixels(stafflinethickness,ledgerlinethickness);
27 % Hand-engraved music often has balls extending above and below
28 % the lines. If you like that, modify overdone heads (unit:
32 numeric overdone_heads;
36 % Because of the engraving/stamping process, no traditional
37 % characters have sharp edges and corners
38 % The following variable controls the amount of "roundness"
40 % this is not a meta variable: it is related to absolute sizes.
42 % FIXME: According to [Wanske], only outside corners should be round
43 % I don't think we do this anywhere -- jcn
44 numeric blot_diameter;
45 blot_diameter# = .35 pt#;
46 if (blot_diameter# * hppp) < 1:
47 blot_diameter# := 1/hppp;
49 if (blot_diameter# * vppp) < 1:
50 blot_diameter# := 1/vppp;
52 define_pixels(blot_diameter);