Implement rounded-box whiteout style

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

diff --git a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
index fc8c86c5a3241095e2eaf408abccd3130442561a..5017128901456d5f4f5521df8718852dbae200f8 100644 (file)
--- a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
+++ b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
@@ -881,7 +881,8 @@ placed vertically.")
 object.")
      (simple-Y ,boolean? "Should the Y placement of a spanner
 disregard changes in system heights?")
-     (size ,number? "Size of object, relative to standard size.")
+     (size ,number? "The ratio of the size of the object to its default
+size.")
      (skip-quanting ,boolean? "Should beam quanting be skipped?")
      (skyline-horizontal-padding ,number? "For determining the
 vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a
@@ -1141,16 +1142,14 @@ one below this grob.")
 ;;;
      (when ,ly:moment? "Global time step associated with this column.")
      (whiteout ,boolean-or-number? "If a number or true, the grob is
-printed over a white background that follows the outline of the stencil,
-if the grob is visible.  A number sets the thickness of the outline as a
-multiple of the staff-line thickness.  For compatibility with former
-behavior (now available with @code{whiteout-box}) the value @code{#t} is
-treated as @code{3.0}.  Usually @code{#f} by default.")
-     (whiteout-box ,boolean-or-number? "If a number or true, the grob
-is printed over a rectangular white background to white-out underlying
-material, if the grob is visible.  A number indicates how far the
-outline extends beyond the bounding box of the grob as a multiple of
-the staff-line thickness.  Usually @code{#f} by default.")
+printed over a white background to white-out underlying material, if
+the grob is visible.  A number indicates how far the white background
+extends beyond the bounding box of the grob as a multiple of the
+staff-line thickness.  The shape of the background is determined by
+@code{whiteout-style}.  Usually @code{#f} by default.")
+     (whiteout-style ,symbol? "Determines the shape of the
+@code{whiteout} background.  Available are @code{'outline},
+@code{'rounded-box}, and the default @code{'box}.")
      (width ,ly:dimension? "The width of a grob measured in staff
 space.")
      (word-space ,ly:dimension? "Space to insert between words in