In versions of this font prior to 3.41, these were "zero cursor width" symbols that confused some applications. If your note is modified by an accidental or dot, select the modifier from the same column.įermatas and ties are designed to overhang the following symbol or symbols.
Notes are organized by column, according to pitch. The companion font, MusiQwikB, contains 1/16 notes instead of 1/8 notes. This is sufficient for depicting the melodies of most popular songs and church hymns. It also includes elements for constructing notes from 1/1 to 1/8 duration, with or without accidental or dot, from pitch two ledger lines below the staff to one ledger line above it. The font includes clefs, time signatures, key signatures, and a number of other staff symbols. There are free utilities for this purpose, such as "Typecase" for Windows, by Anthony Appleyard, available from sources such as I am told that similar utilities are available for Macintosh. MusicQwik is best used with a 16-column character map that places the space character in the leftmost column. Also be sure to inspect your music carefully, especially if you make use of ties or fermatas, since some applications will insert undesired white space. Be sure that you embed the font in your documents or re-distribute the font to those who wish to see your music, or reduce the notation to a bitmap image. MusiQwik is a special-purpose music notation font that may be used in various applications that accept True Type fonts. These fonts are offered AS-IS with NO WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED and no support. If you have a version prior to 3.41, remove it and install the more recent version.įree public license. Version 3.41 fixed an obscure code that might, under some circumstances, lead a program to classify it as an Asian-language font. There were some small dimensional changes to characters from earlier versions. Prior version 3.41 was released in November, 2002. Version prior to 3.41 referred to MusiQwikB and "MusiQwik Bold" but this confused some applications, as is it not a bold font. The difference is that MusiQwikB has 1/16 notes in places where MusiQwik has 1/8 notes. There are two fonts in the MusiQwik family: MusiQwik, and MusiQwikB. Most users will not notice the difference from version 3.41, but the version 4.00 font may work in some applications that did not properly process all of the earlier versions.
This is version 4.00, released April 2003.
README for MusiQwik and MusiQwikB, version 4.00: Whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests may be depicted, with or without dots. This is the range typically used for ordinary songs and hymns. Notes range from two ledger lines below the staff, to one ledger line above it. It can depict clefs, key signatures, time signatures, measures, fermatas, and repeats. MusiQwik is a handy font for writing a line of singable music.
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