Re: FiguredBass Bug Lilypond 2.9.17 on Windows.

[Trent Johnston]

Hi Graham,

Yes I would consider this a bug:

1. It was working an 2.9.10

2. Quite often composers will place a figured bass symbol above a rest 
usually meaning the play only the 3rd, 6th or whatever above the previous 
bass note. ie. play the note or chord but not the bass. They are used 
throughout the Locatelli Sonatas I'm transcribing, but now these figures are 
missing.

Trent

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Percival" <address@hidden>
To: "Trent Johnston" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: FiguredBass Bug Lilypond 2.9.17 on Windows.


> Is this really a bug?  I mean, what does a figured bass note actually 
> mean?  Play a third and a sixth above... what?
>
> I have little experienced with figured bass, so forgive me if I'm missing 
> something.
> - Graham
>
> Trent Johnston wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I've run into a bug with the figured bass added to the staff context. If 
> > there is a figure above a rest the figure no longer appears. I've tried 
> > the below code  in lilypond 2.9.10 with no problems, the figures ( 6 in 
> > the example below) show above the rest as expected.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Trent
> >
> > =====================================
> >
> > \version "2.9.17"
> >
> > \include "english.ly"
> >
> >
> > staffCello = \new Staff = "cont" {
> >  \time 4/4
> >  \set Staff.instrument="Cello"
> >  \set Staff.midiInstrument="cello"
> >  \key c \major
> >  \clef bass
> >  \relative c' {
> > c4 c c c
> > c4 r c r
> >  }
> >
> > }
> >
> > basfig = \figuremode {
> > <6>4 <6> <6> <6>
> > <6>4 <6> <6> <6>
> > }
> >
> >
> > \score {
> >  <<
> >   \staffCello
> >   \context Staff = "cont" \basfig
> >  >>
> >
> > }
> >
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