Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-22 Thread Arno Rog
> Arno, > > The good news is, yes it can be done, and quite simply. You simply need > to set Staff.ignoreFiguredBassRest = ##f. > Carl, You're a genius (or quite close to it) Arno Rog ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://li

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-22 Thread Carl Sorensen
Arno Rog gmail.com> writes: > > In this example, although there is no note in the bass, the continuo > player has > to play one chord, starting at the location of the rest and during the > remainder > of the example. > > It is customary (and is used frequently) to display a line starting from

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-22 Thread Arno Rog
> > Carl Sorensen byu.edu> writes: > Carl, Thanks for your help. I've narrowed down the problem a bit. Begin code << \new Staff = MyStaff \figuremode { \override Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning #'direction = #DOWN \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t < _! >

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-21 Thread Carl Sorensen
Carl Sorensen byu.edu> writes: > > Carl Sorensen byu.edu> writes: > [ . . ] > > < _+ >8 s8 < _! >16 s16*3 < 7 ! >8 < _ >8 > > \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t > > < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 > > \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##f %3 > > } > > O

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-21 Thread Carl Sorensen
Carl Sorensen 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 > s

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-21 Thread Carl Sorensen
Arno Rog gmail.com> writes: > > Below (and attached) two pieces of score, which should result in > (approximately) the same figured bass. > > A. works great but is far to low positioned > B. is positioned more closely to the notes, but does not print figures > and/or lines below rests. > > Hop

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-20 Thread Arno Rog
Reinhold Kainhofer kainhofer.com> writes: > > Am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2008 schrieb Arno Rog: > > Problem is that using the Staff context the figures/symbols are way to low > > beneath the notes (it looks like they belong to the notes on the staff > > below) > > Yes, that's also a problem I'm en

Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-19 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
Am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2008 schrieb Arno Rog: > Problem is that using the Staff context the figures/symbols are way to low > beneath the notes (it looks like they belong to the notes on the staff > below) Yes, that's also a problem I'm encountering (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-dev

Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

2008-06-19 Thread Arno Rog
L.S. I am trying to engrave a Bach cantata using lilypond (latest devel. version on WinXP) So far no problems I can't handle (except for the sheer magnitude of this 'job') Until now, the figured bass. Problem is that using the Staff context the figures/symbols are way to low beneath the notes (