<div dir="ltr">I personally do not see using "half-space" as a unit as an improvement. Why would the unit by half-something? I would be in favour of keeping "virtual unit" / "vu" and simply add a statement in the guidelines that the unit corresponds to a diatonic step or half the space between to staff lines.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Klaus Rettinghaus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klaus.rettinghaus@gmail.com" target="_blank">klaus.rettinghaus@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I strongly recommend to stick with virtual unit! Talking about space could lead to the assumption that it's about the space _between_ two lines. But as a line by itself has a defined width, a space would merely be "the space between two adjacent staff lines plus the width of one staff line, which is confusing.<br>
<br>
The Guidelines are already very precise about that:<span class=""><br>
"A single vu is half the distance between the vertical center point of a staff line and that of an adjacent staff line."<br>
<br></span>
And after all, a "vu" isn't just about musical context, i.e. "things" on or around a staff, but a real (relative) measurement unit for the whole layout.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Klaus<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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Am Sa, 8. Jul, 2017 um 9:55 schrieb Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h) <<a href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><wbr>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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If there's support from the community, I'm fine with changing "vu" to "hs". If we're going to break it, let's break it now.<br>
In the schema and Guidelines, it's a simple search-and-replace. Changes to existing markup can be built into the version 3 to version 4 XSLT. But I can't speak to changes to Verovio and other MEI-based software, so if there are objections from developers, speak now please.<br>
<br>
--<br>
p.<br>
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From: mei-l [mailto:<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l-bounces@lists.un<wbr>i-paderborn.de</a>] On Behalf Of Byrd, Donald A.<br>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 3:34 PM<br>
To: Music Encoding Initiative <<a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [MEI-L] Coordinate system confusion [and terminology]<br>
<br>
I understand the issue. But I think just saying "half-STEPS/diatonic steps" instead of "half-<br>
spaces/diatonic steps" and half-spaces (hs for short) instead of virtual units (vu for short)<br>
would do the job. No need to change the unit, just the term.<br>
<br>
Thanks for listening! I'll shut up now.<br>
<br>
--DAB<br>
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On Jul 8, 2017, at 3:12 PM, "Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)" <<a href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
><br>
> Don,<br>
><br>
> Like I said before, changing MEI's unit of measurement from half-spaces/diatonic steps<br>
to spaces would break all existing markup and software. Changing the markup is<br>
reasonably easy, but modifying software is another problem all together. So, unless there's<br>
a HUGE outcry from the community, I'd prefer to leave things as they are.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> p.<br>
><br>
><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: mei-l [mailto:<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l-bounces@lists.un<wbr>i-paderborn.de</a>] On Behalf Of Byrd, Donald<br>
A.<br>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 2:48 PM<br>
>> To: Music Encoding Initiative <<a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] Coordinate system confusion [and terminology]<br>
>><br>
>> Before my original suggestion is completely forgotten, I'd like to<br>
>> back up a little. Perry, you said<br>
>>><br>
>>> I have trouble, as I think most folks would, with values like "2-1/2<br>
>>> half-spaces". I can<br>
>> live with "2-1/2 steps", but still prefer "2-1/2 vu". We can/should<br>
>> define a "vu" in relation to diatonic steps though.<br>
>><br>
>> Gould and Read rarely if ever saying anything like "2-1/2<br>
>> half-spaces"; the example I gave, and what they actually say, is "2-1/2 SPACES". And<br>
the fact the "spaces"<br>
>> terminology is used consistently by both in works intended for<br>
>> practical use seems like pretty good evidence that that terminology doesn't bother<br>
people much.<br>
>><br>
>> Let's see, here's a random note in a random piece of music; I wonder how long its stem<br>
is?<br>
>> Ah, it extends all the way across three spaces and halfway across<br>
>> another! :-). It's a standard one-octave stem, with a length of 3 and 1/2 spaces.<br>
>><br>
>> --Don<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 4:41 PM, "Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)"<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Yes, 1 vu = 1 diatonic step. However, the phrase “diatonic step”<br>
>>> doesn’t actually appear in the definition –<br>
>>><br>
>>> “A single vu is half the distance between the vertical center point<br>
>>> of a staff line and that<br>
>> of an adjacent staff line.”<br>
>>><br>
>>> Even this definition occurs within the description of @vu.height.<br>
>>> This is definitely a<br>
>> place where the Guidelines could use some work.<br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> p.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> From: mei-l [mailto:<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l-bounces@lists.un<wbr>i-paderborn.de</a>] On Behalf<br>
>>> Of Craig Sapp<br>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 2:58 PM<br>
>>> To: Music Encoding Initiative <<a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>><br>
>>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] Coordinate system confusion [and terminology]<br>
>>><br>
>>>> We can/should define a "vu" in relation to diatonic steps though.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Is that not already the case? Otherwise, I am confused... In other<br>
>>> words 1vu = 1 diatonic<br>
>> step (such as E to F, or G-flat to A-sharp since the chromatic alteration does not<br>
matter).<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 7 July 2017 at 20:45, Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I have trouble, as I think most folks would, with values like "2-1/2<br>
>>> half-spaces". I can<br>
>> live with "2-1/2 steps", but still prefer "2-1/2 vu". We can/should<br>
>> define a "vu" in relation to diatonic steps though.<br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> p.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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>>>> Of Byrd,<br>
>> Donald A.<br>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 11:23 AM<br>
>>>> To: Music Encoding Initiative <<a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>><br>
>>>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] Coordinate system confusion [and terminology]<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Sure. As I said, both Gould and Ross talk about "half spaces".<br>
>>>> --DAB<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:03 AM, "Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)"<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Hi Don,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> You make a good argument for the term "staff-space" or "space".<br>
>>>>> However, MEI doesn't<br>
>>>> use this distance as its unit of measurement. Instead, MEI uses<br>
>>>> *half the distance* between adjacent staff lines, hence the need<br>
>>>> for a different term. Perhaps "interline distance" and "virtual<br>
>>>> unit" aren't intuitive, but they<br>
>> accurately describe the situation, which "staff-space"<br>
>>>> or "space" do not. Of course, we could start using the entire<br>
>>>> distance between staff lines as the unit, but that would mean<br>
>>>> changing all existing MEI<br>
>> markup and software.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> --<br>
>>>>> p.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>>>>>> From: mei-l [mailto:<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l-bounces@lists.un<wbr>i-paderborn.de</a>] On<br>
>>>>>> Behalf Of Byrd, Donald<br>
>>>> A.<br>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 11:26 AM<br>
>>>>>> To: Music Encoding Initiative <<a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de" target="_blank">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>><br>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] Coordinate system confusion [and<br>
>>>>>> terminology]<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> This reminds me of another source of coordinate system confusion,<br>
>>>>>> namely the term for the distance between staff lines. Verovio<br>
>>>>>> source code calls it a "double unit", and half that distance a<br>
>>>>>> "virtual unit" or "VU" or just<br>
>>>> "unit"; none of those terms is at all intuitive.<br>
>>>>>> Johannes calls it the "interline distance", which is much better,<br>
>>>>>> but rather long, and "half interline distance" is way too long<br>
>>>>>> (and clumsy). Well, look at Chapter 1 of _Behind Bars_. Her term<br>
>>>>>> is "stave-space", or just "space" for short; half that distance,<br>
>>>>>> of course, is a "half space". Ross' _Art of Music Engraving and<br>
>>>>>> Processing_, the only other book I know of that says much on the<br>
>>>>>> subject, just uses the<br>
>>>> term "space'. So, for example, both might describe a certain stem<br>
>>>> length as "2-1/2<br>
>> spaces".<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> I submit "stave-space" (or "staff-space" on my side of the<br>
>>>>>> Puddle) as the full term and "space" for short are both the most<br>
>>>>>> standard and the<br>
>> best terms.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> --Don<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 11:16 AM, Daniel Alles<br>
>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:DanielAlles@stud.uni-frankfurt.de" target="_blank">DanielAlles@stud.uni-frankfur<wbr>t.de</a>><br>
>>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Thank you, Johannes, that really helped and made that clear. So<br>
>>>>>>> I can continue using the<br>
>>>>>> Edirom-coordinates for ulx etc.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Zitat von Johannes Kepper <<a href="mailto:kepper@edirom.de" target="_blank">kepper@edirom.de</a>>:<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Dear Daniel,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> that's a real confusion, and we need to make it clearer in the<br>
>>>>>>>> guidelines. *Pixel* coordinates are always with the origin in<br>
>>>>>>>> the top left corner. *Music* coordinates, however, are always<br>
>>>>>>>> bottom up. @ulx and so on are always in pixel units, but @vo<br>
>>>>>>>> (vertical<br>
>>>>>>>> offset) is specified in interline distances (half the distance<br>
>>>>>>>> between two staff lines, or, in other words, the vertical<br>
>>>>>>>> distance between a C4 and a D4, or any other two adjacent<br>
>>>>>>>> notes). If you want to specify that a dynamic is written above<br>
>>>>>>>> its default position, it seems more natural that values go up (i.e., @vo="3").<br>
>>>>>>>> This means that for musical units the origin has to be bottom left.<br>
>>>>>>>> I know it's confusing in the guidelines, and we will address<br>
>>>>>>>> this at some point. If you don't mind, you're invited to<br>
>>>>>>>> prepare something on Git and submit a pull request ;-)<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Hope this helps,<br>
>>>>>>>> jo<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>> Am 04.07.2017 um 14:48 schrieb Daniel Alles<br>
>>>>>>>>> <DanielAlles@stud.uni-<br>
>>>> <a href="http://frankfurt.de" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">frankfurt.de</a>>:<br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>> Dear all,<br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>> at the moment, I am a little bit confused about how MEI<br>
>>>>>>>>> defines its coordinate<br>
>>>> system:<br>
>>>>>> It is possible to add the attributes @ulx, @uly, @lrx and @lry to<br>
>>>>>> for example a surface, as written in part 12 of the Guidelines,<br>
>>>>>> which places the origin of the coordinate system in the upper<br>
>>>>>> left corner. All the examples in<br>
>>>> that part show that behavior, ulx/uly is always 0/0.<br>
>>>>>> This would correspond to the coordinate systems used in SVG and<br>
>>>>>> DOM and (which is what I use for my work) Edirom Editor. On the<br>
>>>>>> other hand it is written in part 22.3, that MEI uses a coordinate<br>
>>>>>> system in which "the y-axis points from bottom up". That would<br>
>>>>>> mean, that ulx/uly could never<br>
>>>> be 0/0.<br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>> So now my questions: Is it sufficient to use the coordinates<br>
>>>>>>>>> like in the examples, with<br>
>>>>>> the origin in the upper left corner? Would that "override" MEIs<br>
>>>>>> original coordinate<br>
>>>> system?<br>
>>>>>> If not: Isn't the possibility to encode areas from top-left to<br>
>>>>>> bottom-right corners a semantic error in MEI, if the coordinate<br>
>>>>>> system is pointing from<br>
>>>> bottom-left to top-right?<br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>> Best,<br>
>>>>>>>>> Daniel<br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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