LY_DEFINE (ly_staff_symbol_line_thickness, "ly:staff-symbol-line-thickness",
1, 0, 0, (SCM grob),
- "Returns the @code{line-thickness} of the staff associated"
- " with @var{grob}.")
+ "Returns the current staff-line thickness in the staff"
+ " associated with @var{grob}, expressed as a multiple of the"
+ " current staff-space height.")
{
LY_ASSERT_SMOB (Grob, grob, 1);
Grob *g = unsmob_grob (grob);
LY_DEFINE (ly_staff_symbol_staff_space, "ly:staff-symbol-staff-space",
1, 0, 0, (SCM grob),
- "Returns the @code{staff-space} of the staff associated"
- " with @var{grob}.")
+ "Returns the current staff-space height in the staff"
+ " associated with @var{grob}, expressed as a multiple of the"
+ " default height of a staff-space in the traditional"
+ " five-line staff.")
{
LY_ASSERT_SMOB (Grob, grob, 1);
Grob *g = unsmob_grob (grob);