{ f4 d g, e }
@end lilypond
-However, it is possible to set ledger line thickness independently of
-staff lines. The two values required multiply the staff line thickness
-with the staff line spacing and are then added together to give the
-ledger line thickness.
+It is also possible to set ledger line thickness independently of staff
+lines.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
\new Staff \with {
{ f'4 a, a,, f }
@end lilypond
+@noindent
+The first value is multiplied by the staff line thickness, the second by
+the staff space and then the two values are added together to give the
+new thickness of the ledger line.
+
The vertical positions of ledger lines can be altered,
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]