- "@var{length} is the negative logarithm (base 2) of the duration:\n"
- "1 is a half note, 2 is a quarter note, 3 is an eighth\n"
- "note, etc. The number of dots after the note is given by\n"
- "the optional argument @var{dotcount}.\n"
+ "@var{length} is the negative logarithm (base 2) of the duration:"
+ " 1@tie{}is a half note, 2@tie{}is a quarter note, 3@tie{}is an"
+ " eighth note, etc. The number of dots after the note is given by"
+ " the optional argument @var{dotcount}.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "The duration factor is optionally given by @var{num} and"
+ " @var{den}.\n"