Re: a proper whiteout function

[Carl Sorensen]

On 5/19/15 10:37 PM, "Janek Warchoł" <address@hidden> wrote:

>
>- I think "offset" should be renamed to "padding".  Throughout LilyPond,
>offsets are used to measure distances and position, while padding is used
>for ensuring there's enough whitespace around an object.

I don't think it should be named "padding".  padding is spacing parameter;
but the "offset" parameter doesn't affect spacing.

I think "thickness" is better than "padding".  It defines the thickness of
the whiteout border (and, by the way, thicknesses are in staff spaces
throughout lilypond).

Thanks,

Carl