Re: standard staff sizes

[Mats Bengtsson]

The staff sizes in LilyPond are measured in 'points' (pt), which is
a well-accepted standard for typesetting. One inch is 72.27 pt,
so the size 2 (100%) at
http://anakin-www-hp.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/Images/S/StaffSizes.gif
corresponds to 4.5/16*72.27 = 20.3259 pt, which is slightly larger than
the default 20 pt staff size in LilyPond.

If I calculated correctly, the 8 staff sizes given at the web page
correspond to the following sizes in pt:
24.8pt, 22.6pt, 20.3pt, 18.5pt, 18.1pt, 16.7pt, 15.4pt, 13.6pt
so the total range in LilyPond is somewhat larger but the steps
between the different sizes are larger.

    /Mats

Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote:
> Hello, all!
>
> Is there any obvious relationship between the built-in font/paper sizes  
> in Lilypond and the accepted engraving standards  
> (http://anakin-www-hp.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/Images/S/StaffSizes.gif)?
>
> Thanks!
> Kieren.
>
>
>
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