> > > Can someone tell me what the \property call is to change the
> > > default distance of "Ped" and "*" (\sustaindown \sustainup) from
> > > the staff/voice they're attached to?  Can't seem to find this is
> > > the documents.
> > 
> > It's supposed to be the property Voice.sustainPedalPadding,
> > but it doesn't seem to work. Bug?!
> 
> try this patch
...
> -             (interface . (sustain-pedal-interface))
> +             (interfaces . (sustain-pedal-interface))

I tried and still it doesn't work.
Example, input/test/pedal.ly with the following change:
-------------------------------------------------------
diff -u ../lilypond-1.3.78/input/test/pedal.ly input/test/pedal.ly
--- ../lilypond-1.3.78/input/test/pedal.ly      Thu May 11 23:34:15
2000
+++ input/test/pedal.ly Thu Aug 17 22:42:13 2000
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 c, [d16 \sustainup \sustaindown c  c c] [e e \sustainup \sustaindown
e e ] f4 \sustainup g\sustaindown b c
 \property Staff.stopStartSustain = #"-P"
 \property Staff.startSustain = #"P"
+\property Staff.sustainPedalPadding = #100
+
 c,\sustainup\sustaindown d e f \sustainup g\sustaindown b c
 }
 \paper{
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Also, as far as I understand, the xxxSustain properties 
don't work either.

     /Mats

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