[smufl-discuss] Re: Staccato dots for measured tremolos

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Staccato dots for measured tremolos

dspreadbury
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Knut wrote:

> There seems to only be downstem versions of he glyphs in the Tremolo
> category (the dots without slurs). As far as I know these shapes
> tend to go on the note side regardless of stem direction. To avoid
> having to add a duplicate set with registration for upstem notes, I
> could centre these glyphs on the baseline, but I’m not sure whether
> thats appropriate or not.

In my (limited) experience, these dots to show tremolo divisions go on the
stem side rather than on the notehead side, hence their alignment with the
font baseline: an application can position them by placing a glyph a
specific distance away from the stem tip, centred on the stem.

Daniel

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