From: Graham Percival <graham@percival-music.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:01:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarify doc string.
X-Git-Tag: release/2.10.0-2~456
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=de5ee1f054e57e8d6d8a93ea54f917958aa5e01d;p=lilypond.git

Clarify doc string.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5790a7ae17..c00a11abae 100644
--- 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 27018602d0..4bde5b1c3c 100644
--- 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.