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Only justify nal system in ow when more than [n]% full
Allows you to change how full the nal system in each ow must be before it is justied
to the full width of the frame. By default, nal systems that are 50% full or less are not
justied.
Use optical spacing for beams between staves
When activated, stems in cross-staff beams are evenly spaced, which can mean the
noteheads are unevenly spaced. When deactivated, noteheads in cross-staff beams are
evenly spaced, which can mean stems appear unevenly spaced.
RELATED LINKS
Changing to optical cross-staff beam spacing on page 584
Creating cross-staff beams on page 583
Staff spacing
The vertical positioning of staves and systems within frames is known as staff spacing. Staff
spacing calculations consider the height of staves and the necessary gaps between staves and
systems.
● You can change the default vertical and staff spacing settings for each layout independently
on the Vertical Spacing page in Setup > Layout Options.
The options available allow you to set your ideal spacing, which Dorico Elements then produces
as closely as possible. We recommend familiarizing yourself with the available vertical spacing
options.
RELATED LINKS
Staff size on page 382
Staves on page 909
Changing the default staff/system spacing on page 371
Changing the staff spacing in galley view on page 410
Changing the default staff size on page 370
Note spacing on page 406
Per-layout vertical spacing options
Dorico Elements provides multiple options that you can use to control the default vertical spacing
and justication of staves and systems in each layout.
● You can access per-layout vertical spacing options by choosing Setup > Layout Options and
clicking Vertical Spacing in the category list.
The Vertical Spacing page contains the following sections and options:
Ideal Gaps
Contains multiple scenarios that allow you to set the gap you want Dorico Elements to allow
between staves and systems in the corresponding context, including the default scaling of these
gaps in galley view, as
Dorico Elements does not automatically avoid collisions between staves
and items in galley view. The options are accompanied by diagrams to help you visualize the
contexts to which each option applies.
We recommend setting the ideal gaps to the minimum value acceptable to you because Dorico
Elements never reduces the gap between staves to less than your set values. Setting smaller
values gives
Dorico Elements greater exibility when determining staff spacing, particularly in
Layout and formatting
Staff spacing
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