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 ==== Basic Description ==== ==== Basic Description ====
  
-**JW Fit Music** distributes the music into a specific number of staff systems ​evenly ​across a region. It's a plug-in particularly suited for part layout.+**JW Fit Music** distributes the music evenly ​into a specific number of staff systems across a region. It's a plug-in particularly suited for part layout.
  
 The music will be moved across systems regardless of any old system locks and the new staff systems will be locked. The music will be moved across systems regardless of any old system locks and the new staff systems will be locked.
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   * Reflow all measures across a complete page spread, until a planned page break.   * Reflow all measures across a complete page spread, until a planned page break.
   * Reflow the measures in a specific section   * Reflow the measures in a specific section
-  * Split systems into more +  * Split systems into more systems 
-  * Merge systems into fewer +  * Merge systems into fewer systems 
-  * Change the start/end of systems+  * Change the start/​end ​measures ​of systems 
 + 
 +==== "Good Music Layout"​ ==== 
 + 
 +In genres such as published classical music, a good music layout is dependent on multiple factors: 
 +  - Technical factors, such as correct placement of musical symbols, no collisions and good use of fonts. 
 +  - Musical layout factors, such as logical placement of page turns, placement of key changes, placement of new sections of music, etc. 
 +  - The "grey level factor",​ which means an even distribution of measures across a page, giving the impression of an even level of grey across the page. 
 + 
 +This plug-in can help with both the musical layout and the grey level on the page.
  
 ==== Basic Concept ==== ==== Basic Concept ====
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 === "​Cell"​ === === "​Cell"​ ===
  
-The plug-in treats each measure and multimeasure rest as a separate layout "​cell"​.+The plug-in treats each measure and multimeasure rest as a separate layout ​unit, called a "​cell"​. The layout algorithm treats one multimeasure rest as equal to a measure.
  
 === Smoothing === === Smoothing ===
  
-If you selected ​smoothing, the plug-in will run an extra pass to try to smooth differences between adjacent systems.+Since the main calculation prioritize an equal cell flow throughout the region, that can lead to rather bit rounding errors on adjacent systems. ​If **smoothing** is selected, the plug-in will run an extra pass to try to smooth differences between adjacent systems. ​Smoothing will generally result in a more balanced layout. 
  
 ==== Preparation Work ==== ==== Preparation Work ====
  
-To be able to get a good result, the plug-in needs to know the wanted ​widths of each cell. Make sure: +To be able to get a good result ​in width-based calculations, the plug-in needs to know the needed ​widths of each cell. Important:
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-1. The music is spaced. +
-2. All multimeasure rests should have been created and +
  
 +  - The music must be **spaced**, since the calculation is based on the measure widths and multimeasure rest widths.
 +  - The multimeasure rests should be created in advance and have good default lengths that is proportional to the general music spacing.
 ==== Tips ==== ==== Tips ====
  
 +  - To reflow the measures layout without changing the number of systems, fit with a **Relative** value of **0**. 
 +  - For each project, decide how many lines of music (systems/​staves) each page of the part should have. Remove one line of music from the counter if there is a title on the page. If the part has a divisi that splits into multiple staves, count all these as separate line of music on the page. 
 +  - Work from larger regions to smaller. For example, start by fitting the full 2-page spread until the page turn, then fit smaller sections (that should ideally start/end a system) on the pages. 
 +  - If the plug-in displays an error message, it's probably caused by a system or page breaks, which might cause a too uneven layout. If that's the case, treat the region before/​after the break as two separate regions. 
 +  - To improve the layout of larger sections, look at the **end** of the systems. Try to avoid important information (such as a new tempo, new dynamic, time sig change, etc) in the very last cell. To resolve such situations, try to fit that end measure with the subsequent systems and reflow the measure layout. 
 +  - After the basic measure layout has been settled, use Finale'​s Space System plug-in and JW Space Empty Rests plug-in for final adjustments on the page.
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