Re: TextSpanner length?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi, Stewart:

> Ahh, cunning. A negative amount of shortening didn't occur to me.

I'm definitely an "out-of-the-box" thinker!  =)

> Might I recommend that the documentation be changed

Indeed.

>    The lengths to shorten a text-spanner on both sides, for example  
> a pedal bracket, negative values lengthening the text-spanner.

To be totally explicit, how about something like

    "The amount to adjust the length of a text-spanner (e.g., a  
pedal bracket) at both ends. Positive values will shorten the  
spanner, whereas negative values will lengthen it."

Best wishes,
Kieren.