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Distance / Rhythm ratio

In the lower part of the justification options (Options menu, Justification... item), you will find a slider used to specify the Distance/rhythm ratio.

It is used to adjust the relationship between the distance allotted to two successive rhythmic values (quarter note and eighth note, eighth note and 16th note,…). A value of 100 % allots the same space to each rhythmic value:

All notes are then spaced in the same way. A value of 200 % doubles the space for 2 successive rhythmic values. The above measure would become:

In page mode, there can be a small difference, as Pizzicato must compress or enlarge the measures to fit them inside the printing margins and this happens after the correct computation of the spacing.