Library

• group_overlaps_region
• group_is_contained_in_region
• staff_group_is_multistaff_instrument
• get_selected_region_or_whole_doc
• get_first_cell_on_or_after_page
• get_top_left_visible_cell
• get_top_left_selected_or_visible_cell
• is_default_measure_number_visible_on_cell
• is_default_number_visible_and_left_aligned
• update_layout
• get_current_part
• get_page_format_prefs
• get_smufl_metadata_file
• is_font_smufl_font

group_overlaps_region

library.group_overlaps_region(staff_group, region)

Returns true if the input staff group overlaps with the input music region, otherwise false.

Input	Type	Description
staff_group	FCGroup
region	FCMusicRegion

Output type	Description
boolean

group_is_contained_in_region

library.group_is_contained_in_region(staff_group, region)

Returns true if the entire input staff group is contained within the input music region. If the start or end staff are not visible in the region, it returns false.

Input	Type	Description
staff_group	FCGroup
region	FCMusicRegion

Output type	Description
boolean

staff_group_is_multistaff_instrument

library.staff_group_is_multistaff_instrument(staff_group)

Returns true if the entire input staff group is a multistaff instrument.

Input	Type	Description
staff_group	FCGroup

Output type	Description
boolean

get_selected_region_or_whole_doc

library.get_selected_region_or_whole_doc()

Returns a region that contains the selected region if there is a selection or the whole document if there isn’t. SIDE-EFFECT WARNING: If there is no selected region, this function also changes finenv.Region() to the whole document.

Output type	Description
FCMusicRegion

get_first_cell_on_or_after_page

library.get_first_cell_on_or_after_page(page_num)

Returns the first FCCell at the top of the input page. If the page is blank, it returns the first cell after the input page.

Input	Type	Description
page_num	number

Output type	Description
FCCell

get_top_left_visible_cell

library.get_top_left_visible_cell()

Returns the topmost, leftmost visible FCCell on the screen, or the closest possible estimate of it.

Output type	Description
FCCell

get_top_left_selected_or_visible_cell

library.get_top_left_selected_or_visible_cell()

If there is a selection, returns the topmost, leftmost cell in the selected region. Otherwise returns the best estimate for the topmost, leftmost currently visible cell.

Output type	Description
FCCell

is_default_measure_number_visible_on_cell

library.is_default_measure_number_visible_on_cell (meas_num_region, cell, staff_system, current_is_part)

Returns true if measure numbers for the input region are visible on the input cell for the staff system.

Input	Type	Description
meas_num_region	FCMeasureNumberRegion
cell	FCCell
staff_system	FCStaffSystem
current_is_part	boolean	true if the current view is a linked part, otherwise false

Output type	Description
boolean

is_default_number_visible_and_left_aligned

library.is_default_number_visible_and_left_aligned (meas_num_region, cell, system, current_is_part, is_for_multimeasure_rest)

Returns true if measure number for the input cell is visible and left-aligned.

Input	Type	Description
meas_num_region	FCMeasureNumberRegion
cell	FCCell
system	FCStaffSystem
current_is_part	boolean	true if the current view is a linked part, otherwise false
is_for_multimeasure_rest	boolean	true if the current cell starts a multimeasure rest

Output type	Description
boolean

update_layout

library.update_layout(from_page, unfreeze_measures)

Updates the page layout.

Input	Type	Description
from_page (optional)	number	page to update from, defaults to 1
unfreeze_measures (optional)	boolean	defaults to false

get_current_part

library.get_current_part()

Returns the currently selected part or score.

Output type	Description
FCPart

get_page_format_prefs

library.get_page_format_prefs()

Returns the default page format prefs for score or parts based on which is currently selected.

Output type	Description
FCPageFormatPrefs

get_smufl_metadata_file

library.get_smufl_metadata_file(font_info)

Input	Type	Description
font_info (optional)	FCFontInfo	if non-nil, the font to search for; if nil, search for the Default Music Font

Output type	Description
`file handle	nil`

is_font_smufl_font

library.is_font_smufl_font(font_info)

Input	Type	Description
font_info (optional)	FCFontInfo	if non-nil, the font to check; if nil, check the Default Music Font

Output type	Description
boolean