Opposite way (was: TextSpanner length?)

[Jean-Charles]

Hi all,

As a matter of fact, and being quite a silly boy, I always try,
if I do want to _INCREASE_ something as the process deals with
_DECREASING_, to give the opposite instruction:  so to say that

"LONGER" equals "LESS SHORTER"

Might be useful in many cases.

Jean-Charles

>
>Ahh, cunning. A negative amount of shortening didn't occur to me.
>
>Might I recommend that the documentation be changed from:
>
>The lengths to shorten a text-spanner on both sides, for example a 
>pedal bracket
>
>to something like:
>
>The lengths to shorten a text-spanner on both sides, for example a 
>pedal bracket, negative values lengthening the text-spanner.
>
>Cheers,
>Stewart
>
>>
>>From: "Kieren MacMillan"
>>
>>  Look at #'shorten-pair in the text-spanner-interface.
>>