Doc: NR 4.1.4: Clarify 'padding in spacing alists.

[lilypond.git] / scm / define-grob-properties.scm

diff --git a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
index 7f47363531bb19dc761f68dbf3e203f690e2a2a8..36c8954123672804858bb2a4166c2a43ab035d01 100644 (file)
--- a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
+++ b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
 
 @item
 @code{padding} -- the minimum required amount of unobstructed
-vertical whitespace between the two items, measured in
-staff-spaces.
+vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of
+the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
 
 @item
 @code{stretchability} -- a unitless measure of the dimension's