--- /dev/null
+\version "2.19.16"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "The property @code{minimum-length-after-break} can be
+used to stretch broken spanners starting after a line break. The
+following example shows usage for a variety of spanners.
+"
+}
+
+\layout {
+ ragged-right = ##t
+}
+
+{
+ \once \override Tie.minimum-length-after-break = 20
+ a1~
+ \break
+ a1
+
+ \once \override Slur.minimum-length-after-break = 20
+ a1(
+ \break
+ d'1)
+
+ \once \override TextSpanner.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
+ \once \override TextSpanner.minimum-length-after-break = 20
+ a1\startTextSpan
+ \break
+ a1\stopTextSpan
+
+ \once \override Hairpin.after-line-breaking = ##t
+ \once \override Hairpin.to-barline = ##f
+ \once \override Hairpin.minimum-length-after-break = 20
+ a1\<
+ \break
+ a1\!
+
+ \once \override Glissando.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
+ \once \override Glissando.breakable = ##t
+ \once \override Glissando.after-line-breaking = ##t
+ \once \override Glissando.minimum-length-after-break = 20
+ a1\glissando
+ \break
+ d'1
+}