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Introduction ........................................................ 1 Rationale ............................................................. 1 Technical Support ...................................................... 2 System Requirements and Compatibility Information ........................... 2 Conventions Used in Sibelius Documentation ................................. 3 Chapter 2. Sibelius ManuScript Language Tutorial ................................. 5 Edit Plug-ins ........................................................... 5 Editing the Code........................................................ 9 Chapter 3. Reference ......................................................... 12 Syntax .............................................................. 12 Expressions .......................................................... 14 Operators ............................................................ 16 Chapter 4. Object Reference ................................................... 18 Hierarchy of Objects.................................................... 18 All Objects ........................................................... 19 Accessibility .......................................................... 21 Bar................................................................. 21 Barline .............................................................. 30 Barlines ............................................................. 30 BarObject ............................................................ 31 BarRest ............................................................. 36 Bracket .............................................................. 36 Clef................................................................. 37 Comment ............................................................ 38 ComponentList ........................................................ 39 Component........................................................... 39 DateTime ............................................................ 40 Dictionary ............................................................ 41 Sibelius ManuScript Language Guide iii DocumentSetup ....................................................... 42 DynamicPartCollection.................................................. 45 DynamicPart.......................................................... 46 EngravingRules ....................................................... 47 File ................................................................. 50 Folder ............................................................... 51 GuitarFrame .......................................................... 52 GuitarScaleDiagram.................................................... 56 HitPointList ........................................................... 57 HitPoint.............................................................. 58 InstrumentChange ..................................................... 58 InstrumentTypeList..................................................... 59 InstrumentType ....................................................... 59 KeySignature ......................................................... 62 Line ................................................................ 62 LyricItem............................................................. 63 NoteRest ............................................................ 64 Note ................................................................ 68 NoteSpacingRule ...................................................... 71 PageNumberChange ................................................... 74 PluginList ............................................................ 76 Plugin ............................................................... 76 RehearsalMark........................................................ 77 Score ............................................................... 77 Selection ............................................................ 88 Sibelius.............................................................. 92 SoundInfo........................................................... 103 SparseArray ......................................................... 104 SpecialBarline ....................................................... 106 Staff ............................................................... 106 Syllabifier ........................................................... 111 SymbolItem and SystemSymbolItem ...................................... 112 SystemObjectPositions ................................................ 112 SystemStaff, Staff, Selection, Bar and, all BarObject-derived Objects ............ 113 SystemStaff ......................................................... 113 Text and SystemTextItem .............................................. 114 TimeSignature ....................................................... 115 iv Contents TreeNode ........................................................... 116 Tuplet .............................................................. 116 Utils ............................................................... 118 VersionHistory ......................................................