- "@code{Paper_column} objects form the top-most X-parents for items."
- " The are two types of columns: musical columns, where are attached to, and "
- " non-musical columns, where bar-lines, clefs etc. are attached to. "
- " The spacing engine determines the X-positions of these objects."
-
- "\n\n"
- "They are\n"
- " numbered, the first (leftmost) is column 0. Numbering happens before\n"
- " line-breaking, and columns are not renumbered after line breaking.\n"
- " Since many columns go unused, you should only use the rank field to\n"
- " get ordering information. Two adjacent columns may have\n"
- " non-adjacent numbers.\n",
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+ "@code{Paper_column} objects form the top-most X@tie{}parents"
+ " for items. There are two types of columns: musical columns,"
+ " where are attached to, and non-musical columns, where"
+ " bar-lines, clefs, etc., are attached to. The spacing engine"
+ " determines the X@tie{}positions of these objects.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "They are numbered, the first (leftmost) is column@tie{}0."
+ " Numbering happens before line breaking, and columns are not"
+ " renumbered after line breaking. Since many columns go"
+ " unused, you should only use the rank field to get ordering"
+ " information. Two adjacent columns may have non-adjacent"
+ " numbers.",