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Element: slash

Description

The slash type is used to indicate that slash notation is to be used.

Derived By

Type slash

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
type  start-stop  Yes  The type attribute indicates whether this is the start or stop of a slash notation style.
use-dots  yes-no  No  The use-dots attribute works as it does for the beat-repeat element, and only has effect if use-stems is no.
use-stems  yes-no  No  To indicate rhythms but not pitches, use-stems is set to yes. If the slash is on every beat, use-stems is no (the default).
Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  0..1 
slash-type  note-type-value  1..1  The slash-type element indicates the graphical note type to use for the display of repetition marks.
slash-dot  empty  0..*  The slash-dot element is used to specify any augmentation dots in the note type used to display repetition marks.
Referenced By
Example

        <measure-style>
          <slash type="start" use-stems="no"/>
        </measure-style>
      </attributes>
      <sound tempo="120"/>
      <note>
        <rest measure="yes"/>
        <duration>8</duration>
        <voice>1</voice>
      </note>
    </measure>
    <!--=======================================================-->
    <measure number="2" width="305">
      <attributes>
        <measure-style>
          <slash type="stop"/>
        </measure-style>
      </attributes>
      <note>
        <rest measure="yes"/>
        <duration>8</duration>
        <voice>1</voice>
      </note>
    </measure>

Definition

See measure-style

 

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