- "
-Other grobs have a shape that depends on the horizontal spacing. For
-example, slur, beam, tie, etc. These grobs form a subtype called
-@code{Spanner}. All spanners have two span-points (these must be
-@code{Item}s), one on the left and one on the right. The left bound is
-also the X-reference point of the spanner.
-",
+"Other grobs have a shape that depends on the horizontal spacing. For\n"
+"example, slur, beam, tie, etc. These grobs form a subtype called\n"
+"@code{Spanner}. All spanners have two span-points (these must be\n"
+"@code{Item}s), one on the left and one on the right. The left bound is\n"
+"also the X-reference point of the spanner.\n"
+,