Re: figured bass above/below notes?

[Mats Bengtsson]

madhg wrote:

> There are two ways of adding figured bass: 
>
> (a) 
>  \new Staff  \mybassnotes   \new Figured Bass \myfigures 
>   which gives figures below the staff, arranged ina horizontal line
>
> (b) 
>  \new Staff = bassStaff \mybassnotes \context Staff = bassStaff \myfigures
>  which puts the figures in vertical positions depending on the position of 
> the corresponding note.
>
> (b) puts figures above the notes by default. Can it be made to put them
> below the notes? 
> I looked at the documentation, didn't find it.
>  
Yes, it is very tricky to find indeed. Try
\override Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning #'direction = #DOWN

  /Mats