scaling

Margins, page sizes, and distances are all measured in tenths to keep MusicXML data in a consistent coordinate system as much as possible. The translation to absolute units is done with the scaling type, which specifies how many millimeters are equal to how many tenths. For a staff height of 7 mm, millimeters would be set to 7 while tenths is set to 40. The ability to set a formula rather than a single scaling factor helps avoid roundoff errors.

Complex Type Information

Model

millimeters , tenths

Children: millimeters, tenths

Used By

Element

defaults/scaling

Source

<xs:complexType name="scaling">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Margins, page sizes, and distances are all measured in tenths to keep MusicXML data in a consistent coordinate system as much as possible. The translation to absolute units is done with the scaling type, which specifies how many millimeters are equal to how many tenths. For a staff height of 7 mm, millimeters would be set to 7 while tenths is set to 40. The ability to set a formula rather than a single scaling factor helps avoid roundoff errors.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="millimeters" type="millimeters"/>
    <xs:element name="tenths" type="tenths"/>
  </xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>