From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Timothy S. Nelson")

"Sorry to be a bit late with this, but...

On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, John Sankey wrote:

> The space taken by a note is determined by two parameters. The
> space between notes is proportional to arithmetic_multiplier, and
> the ratio of the space between long notes and short notes in the
> same measure (bar) is based on arithmetic_basicspace.

I didn't get this, after reading it once or twice, but I saw the
following in an e-mail of yours:

> Lily assigns an initial space to each note
> head (arithmetic_multiplier = 0.9 * \quartwidth;), then increases
> that space by a factor (arithmetic_basicspace = 2.;) based on the
> ratio of the note length to the shortest note in the measure.

And I found that quite clear.  

If necessary, forward this to the mailing list..."

Han-Wen and Jan write the refman, so forward it is :)
John

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