Stems thicker than the stave line

• Aug 23, 2013 - 17:14
Type
Functional
Severity
S4 - Minor
Status
active
Project
MuseScore

1. Open attached score (produced in 1.3).

Result: The stem is thicker than the stave lines.

Stems thicker than stave lines.png

Discussion: Page 13 of 'Behind Bars' states: "Stems should be thinner than the stave-line, but not so thin as to reproduce lines too faintly."

Using MuseScore 2.0 Nightly Build (6559fe0) - Mac 10.7.5.

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• Aug 23, 2013 - 17:17

You may notice that the stem can be seen in the white area of the note head, which doesn't seem right.

Fixing this issue may correct this.

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• Aug 23, 2013 - 20:57

By default, note stems = 0.13sp and staff lines 0.08sp in the current nightly. Do you have a better proposal? What's the default in Sib, Fin, Lilypond? Any other book?

From http://forum.makemusic.com/default.aspx?f=6&m=366604

In a Finale 2009 document, the default thicknesses are (all measurements in spaces):
Barlines: 0.14583
Heavy Barlines (i.e., Final Barlines): 0.5
Staff lines: 0.14583
Leger Lines: 0.14583
Stems: 0.14583

In a Sibelius 5 document:
Barlines: 0.16
Heavy Barlines (i.e., Final Barlines): 0.5
Staff lines: 0.1
Leger lines: 0.16
Stems: 0.1

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• Aug 23, 2013 - 22:38

I don't have a better proposal, but I'm sure Werner (or whoever) will be able to come up with something good.

I was actually surprised that the stems should be thinner than the stave line. I'm sure Miwarre will probably have something to say ;).

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