[JW Lua] Measure width: different values from different methods

[Jari Williamsson]

On 2014-08-09 19:03, Jan Angermüller wrote:

> But I don't understand what the FCMeasure.Width means in this context.
> In the online documentation it is called "relative width".
> Does relative width mean, that it is more or less only important
> for layout calculation, i.e. how much width the measure may take
> in comparison to other measures on the same system ?
> That would explain why it is sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller
> than its corresponding FCCellMetrics.Width value.

Yes, you're correct. It's only in Scroll View where the FCMeasure.Width 
(which is the width value in the Measure Attributes dialog box) would 
actually be "absolute". Regardless if you lock 1 or 10 measures into one 
staff system, the FCMeasure.Width will still remain the same.


Best regards,

Jari Williamsson