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Complex Type: stem

Description

Stems can be down, up, none, or double. For down and up stems, the position attributes can be used to specify stem length. The relative values specify the end of the stem relative to the program default. Default values specify an absolute end stem position. Negative values of relative-y that would flip a stem instead of shortening it are ignored. A stem element associated with a rest refers to a stemlet.

Derived By

Extending stem-value

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
color  color  No 
Referenced By
Definition
<xs:complexType name="stem">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Stems can be down, up, none, or double. For down and up stems, the position attributes can be used to specify stem length. The relative values specify the end of the stem relative to the program default. Default values specify an absolute end stem position. Negative values of relative-y that would flip a stem instead of shortening it are ignored. A stem element associated with a rest refers to a stemlet.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:simpleContent>
    <xs:extension base="stem-value">
      <xs:attributeGroup ref="y-position" />
      <xs:attributeGroup ref="color" />
    </xs:extension>
  </xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>

 

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