Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.VERTICALALIGNMENT

att.verticalAlign/@valignRecords vertical alignment.

att.staffDef.vis.tablature/@tab.alignAttribute that describes the vertical alignment of tablature symbols. Only applicable in cases where the symbols' vertical position does not communicate other information, such as courses (i.e., only in German lute tablature). Typical values are top and bottom.

Allowed Values

topTop aligned.

middleMiddle aligned.

bottomBottom aligned.

baselineBaseline aligned.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.VERTICALALIGNMENT" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Data values for attributes that capture vertical alignment.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="top">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Top aligned.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="middle">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Middle aligned.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="bottom">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Bottom aligned.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="baseline">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Baseline aligned.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>