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Complex Type: staff-layout

Description

Staff layout includes the vertical distance from the bottom line of the previous staff in this system to the top line of the staff specified by the number attribute.

Derived By

Restricting xs:anyType

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
number  staff-number  No  The optional number attribute refers to staff numbers within the part, from top to bottom on the system. A value of 1 is assumed if not present. When used in the defaults element, the values apply to all parts. This value is ignored for the first staff in a system.
Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  1..1 
staff-distance  tenths  0..1 
Referenced By
Definition
<xs:complexType name="staff-layout">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Staff layout includes the vertical distance from the bottom line of the previous staff in this system to the top line of the staff specified by the number attribute. The optional number attribute refers to staff numbers within the part, from top to bottom on the system. A value of 1 is assumed if not present. When used in the defaults element, the values apply to all parts. This value is ignored for the first staff in a system.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="staff-distance" type="tenths" minOccurs="0">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:sequence>
  <xs:attribute name="number" type="staff-number">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
  </xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>

 

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