Interval span_points (0, 0);
/*
- For raggedright without ragged staffs, simply set width to the linewidth.
+ For raggedright without ragged staves, simply set width to the linewidth.
(ok -- lousy UI, since width is in staff spaces)
ADD_INTERFACE (Staff_symbol,
- "This spanner draws the lines of a staff. "
- "A staff symbol definines a vertical unit, the staff space. "
- "Quantities that go by a half staff space are called positions "
- "The center (i.e. middle line "
- "or space) is position 0. The length of the symbol may be set by hand "
- "through the @code{width} property. ",
-
+ "This spanner draws the lines of a staff. A staff symbol"
+ " defines a vertical unit, the @emph{staff space}. Quantities"
+ " that go by a half staff space are called @emph{positions}."
+ " The center (i.e., middle line or space) is position@tie{}0."
+ " The length of the symbol may be set by hand through the"
+ " @code{width} property.",
/* properties */
"ledger-line-thickness "