Clarify doc string.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
        * input/screech-boink.ly: deleted.
 
+       * scm/define-grob-properties.scm: clarify doc string.
+
 2006-07-19  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@lilypond.org>
 
        * Documentation/user/GNUmakefile (OUT_PNG_IMAGES): pdf iso. eps as

diff --git a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
index 27018602d09e8005228f8323f52a8ef45dc6c49b..4bde5b1c3c80ea9b27b4b89db61308f89d5a7628 100644 (file)
--- a/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
+++ b/scm/define-grob-properties.scm
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ direction. Values in between may also be specified.")
 Y axis.")
 
      (shorten-pair ,number-pair? "The lengths to shorten a
-text-spanner on both sides, for example a pedal bracket")
+text-spanner on both sides, for example a pedal bracket.  Positive values
+shorten the text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.")
      (clip-edges ,boolean? "Allow outward pointing beamlets at the edges of beams?")
      (common-shortest-duration ,ly:moment?
                               "The most common shortest note length.