Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

[Carl Sorensen]

Carl Sorensen <c_sorensen <at> byu.edu> writes:

> 

> > 
> 
> Arno,
> 
> There were a couple of problems you had with your figured bass.
> 
> 
> Here's the code:
> 
> %%%%  Begin code
> <<
>   \new Staff = MyStaff
>   \figuremode {
>     \override Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning #'direction = #DOWN
>       s4 s4 s2 %1
>       s8 < 6+ >8 < 6 >8 s8 s16 s16 < 6 >8 <6 5>8 s8 %2
>       < _+ >8 s8 < _! >16 s16*3 < 7 ! >8 < _ >8 
>       \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t 
>       < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 
>       \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##f %3
>   }
>   \relative c {
>     \clef bass
>     \key g \minor
>     \time 2/2
>     #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 1 4 )
>     #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 2 4 )
>     #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 3 4 )
>     #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 4 4 )
>     \set Staff.instrumentName = "Continuo"
>     g4 r4 r2 %1
>     r8 g g a bes g16 a bes8 c %2
>     d d, r16 d'16 e f g8 g, r16 g' a b %3
>   }
> >>
> 
> %%%  End code
> 


Oops -- I forgot to mention another mistake you had.

When you put figured bass in a Staff context, you need to use
Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, instead of
BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

If you have 2.11.49, there is a predefined command that takes
care of this automatically. 

See <http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/Documentation/user/lilypond/
Displaying-figured-bass.html#Displaying-figured-bass> for information
on the predefined  command.

Carl