Re: (doc help) What does (linewidth . 40) mean?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Isn't it the same unit as for all other settings, i.e. the
distance between two staff lines?

   /Mats

Graham Percival wrote:
> from input/regression/markup-word-wrap.ly does
> (linewidth . 40)
> mean 40% of the pagewidth, or 40 mm, or...?  I'd like to add a note
> about linewidth in the doc string for wordwrap and justify, since
> setting the linewidth is very important for using these commands.
>
>
> (example of usage)
> \markup {
>   \override #'(linewidth . 40)
> {  \wordwrap-string #" Om mani padme hum Om mani padme hum Om mani
> padme hum Om mani padme hum Om mani padme hum Om mani padme hum Om
> mani padme hum Om mani padme hum.
>
>
>
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