Re: Problems regarding figured bass

[Jonathan Kulp]

Carl D. Sorensen wrote:
> On 6/14/09 3:38 AM, "Reinhold Kainhofer" <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> > I'm running into several problems with figured bass while writing another
> > large
> > orchestral piece. Attached is a sample file highlighting these issues:
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> > 1) How can I add a figure above a rest? It works for skips, but a figure
> > assigned to a rest simply isn't printed at all... (see first vs. second
> > measure, where the same figured bass input is used!)
> > It works if I use \new FiguredBass for the figured bass, but I need the
> > figures
> > in the staff, since otherwise they are printed below and they align
> > vertically,
> > causing them to be too far away from the staff in most places.
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> Have you tried ignoreFiguredBassRest?

Right, this works in my scores if set like this:

\set Staff.ignoreFiguredBassRest = ##f


Jon
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