>>>> The problem at hand is stacking fixed-width single-digit and >>>> two-digit numbers. Single-digit numbers should be left-aligned >>>> for various reasons: >>>> >>>> ``` >>>> 9 >>>> 8 >>>> 7 >>>> ``` >>>> >>>> If there is a two-digit number, it should be right-aligned at the >>>> right edge of the left-aligned single-digit numbers: >>>> >>>> ``` >>>> 10 >>>> 9 >>>> 8 >>>> ``` >>>> >>>> My idea was to translate the two-digit number to the left by the >>>> width of a single digit. >>>> >>>> Is there a solution for this with the current LilyPond markup >>>> commands? >>> >>> I don't understand why you wouldn't use alignment commands for >>> aligning numbers. >> >> I would like to, however, I couldn't find a proper solution. Do >> you know one? > > \markup \right-column { 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 } > > Obviously I am missing something here.
I'm working on `format-bass-figure`. The vertical alignment of figured bass digits is 'left-align' by default. Let's assume that all digits have the same width but there is kerning between them for better appearance. For this reason, ``` \general-align #X #CENTER ``` doesn't align correctly because of the kerning. Contrary to LaTeX it seems impossible to right-align stuff on the right edge of left-aligned stuff because LilyPond doesn't provide an equivalent to `\hss` (which is a stretchable space). Currently, `format-bass-figure` uses ``` \translate-scaled-markup #'(-0.7 0) ... ``` where '-0.7' is an ad-hoc value. I would like to do ``` \translate-scaled-markup-from #X #LEFT { \number "1" } ... ``` instead to avoid the ad-hoc value. Werner