It works now, thanks a lot for your help! H.
On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 6:32 AM Jean Brefort <[email protected]> wrote: > Try : > \set Staff.figuredBassAlterationDirection = #RIGHT > \set Staff.figuredBassPlusDirection = #RIGHT > > Hope it helps, > Jean > > > Le dimanche 04 janvier 2026 à 01:24 +0100, Hyacinthe Besmoker a écrit : > > > It seems that you've missed in your example code that `\figuremode` > > > is > > > part of the 'Staff' context... > > > > You're absolutely right, I completely forgot about that! Now it all > > works beautifully, thank you so much for this! > > > > If I may ask another question - I noticed that in \figuremode used > > alone, the selection of the glyphs seems to be very limited compared > > to the \new FiguredBass: > > > > \version "2.24.4" > > > > > > \new Staff << > > { \clef "bass" b2~ b4 a g2 d } > > \new FiguredBass \figuremode { > > \set figuredBassPlusDirection = #RIGHT > > <5\+>2 <2\+>4 <6 4> <4\+>2 > > } > > > > > > > > > > \new Staff << > > { \clef "bass" b2~ b4 a g2 d } > > \figuremode { > > \set figuredBassPlusDirection = #RIGHT > > <5\+>2 <2\+>4 <6 4> <4\+>2 > > } > > > > > > > > Any idea how to get these glyphs in \figuremode alone? Or, taking it > > from another angle - how to use \new FiguredBass and achieve the same > > behavior of the figures (following the contour of the bass line) as > > in \figuremode alone? > > > > Many thanks for your help! > > > > H. > > > > On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, it is indeed the same problem, except that I added yet > > > > another > > > > layer of complication to it - I am NOT using \new FiguredBass, > > > > but > > > > only \figuremode, because I don't want the figures to be > > > > horizontally aligned. > > > > > > That's not a complication at all. > > > > > > > But in either case, the figures are not centered over the notes > > > > and > > > > the workarounds Werner found don't seem to work as intended (with > > > > them the figures are too far to the right). > > > > > > It seems that you've missed in your example code that `\figuremode` > > > is > > > part of the 'Staff' context... > > > > > > If you don't mind to prefix figured bass on full notes with a > > > macro, > > > you might try the following simple solution. I can imagine that > > > one > > > of our Scheme gurus would be able to get rid of the prefix > > > altogether, > > > automatically adding the proper offset for all note heads depending > > > on > > > the musical length. > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > =================================================================== > > > === > > > > > > > > > \version "2.24.4" > > > > > > F = \once \override Staff.BassFigure.X-offset = #0.5 > > > > > > \new Staff << > > > { > > > \clef "bass" c8 f g b d' d b4 \break > > > c'2 c d1 c > > > } > > > \figuremode { > > > <5>8 <6> <7> <6 5> <3 4>8 <6> <6>4 > > > <5>1 \F <6 4+ 2\+> \F <6> > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > \layout { > > > indent = 0 > > > \context { > > > \Staff > > > \override BassFigure.X-offset = #0.2 > > > } > > > } > > > > > > \paper { > > > line-width = 70\mm > > > } >
