stafflines = 5;
-% [reuter] URG! This is not always true. One of the effects of
-% keeping this a constant is that, for notation with less stafflines,
-% stafflinethickness gets too small.
-staff_space#:=staffsize#/(stafflines-1);
+%
+% The design size of a staff should really be the
+% staff_space, but we use staffsize for historical reasons.
+%
+staff_space# = staffsize#/(stafflines-1);
% measuring on pocket scores turns out: stafflinethickness is
% independent on staff size, and generally 0.5 pt.
-stafflinethickness# :=0.5 pt#;
+
+stafflinethickness# = 0.5 pt#;
%
% bigger puff_up_factor, relatively thicker stafflines.
% 20 pt = puff_up_factor 0.
% 10 pt = puff_up_factor 1
%
-puff_up_factor = (stafflinethickness# - 0.1 staff_space#) / (.1 staff_space#);
+puff_up_factor = (stafflinethickness# - 0.1 staff_space#) / (0.1 staff_space#);