Hello Timothy,

Thanks for the info. This version of Finale is old, and it does print the note 
heads, ignoring the print-object attribute.

I’ll complement xml2ly to hide the note head in this case.

A nice day!

JM

> Le 31 juil. 2022 à 00:06, Timothy Lanfear <timo...@lanfear.me> a écrit :
> 
> On 30/07/2022 17:18, Jacques Menu wrote:
>> Hello folks,
>> 
>> MusicXML has the 'print-object' attribute to notes, among other markups:
>> 
>>                      <note print-object="no">
>>                              <pitch>
>>                                      <step>D</step>
>>                                      <octave>3</octave>
>>                              </pitch>
>>                              <duration>768</duration>
>>                              <voice>6</voice>
>>                              <type>quarter</type>
>>                              <stem>down</stem>
>>                              <staff>2</staff>
>>                      </note>
>> 
>> This value ‘no’ is ignored by MuseScore and musicxml2ly, and Finale 2014b 
>> displays such notes in light gray this way, like the Ds and Gs below:
>> 
>> <NotePrintObjectEqualsNo.png>
>> 
>> What is the intended meaning, and how should this be displayed using 
>> LilyPond?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help!
>> 
>> JM
>> 
> MuseScore 3.2.3 also displays the note head in gray, but the stem normally. 
> When converting the file to PDF or printing, the note head is omitted and the 
> stem is printed. This behaviour is equivalent to LilyPond's \hide NoteHead.
> 
> -- 
> Timothy Lanfear, Bristol, UK.

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