Aligning objects exactly on the sheet of music

Objects such as freeform text, plain text, rectangle, circle/ellipse and line can be exactly positioned horizontally and vertically with this script. The entries are made in millimeters.

Horizontal settings:

• Left and the right aligned, centered, absolute X ( = from left edge of the print space) and relative X ( = from attachment point at note, rest or explicit bar line).
• A simple text is aligned according the selection.

Vertical settings:

• Top edge, bottom edge of the print space, absolute Y ( = from top edge) and relative Y ( = from attachment point at note, rest or explicit bar line).
• Above or below the edge (respectively the attachment point).
• N.B.: lower number → higher position, number can also be negative.

Object selection:

• The script successively displays all the objects present on a staff from the cursor position.
• If there is no object after the cursor, a switch is made to the page objects.
• Switching to page objects is also possible by selecting ‘Edit page objects’.
• If the script does not find an object to edit, no dialogue appears.

Remarks:

• For page objects, the edge of the print space applies as boundary. For objects within the staff, the system edge applies as such.
• For geometric objects the width (W) and the height (H) can be changed, for freeform texts the width (W).
• If the left indentation is ‘automatic’ on a staff, the script cannot determine the exact horizontal position and a corresponding message appears.