problem: figured bass on a rest

[madhg]

Figured bass applied to a rest in the bass-line works OK when the figures are
entered using
\new FiguredBass

I prefer using entering the figures into the Staff context, as in the first
score block in the example below, because the figures are then closer to the
notes.  But then a figure belonging to a rest is not printed, it is just
omitted.   

Is there a way round this? (apart from the method, almost too ugly to
mention, of applying a markup to the rest)

David

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.11.25"
\paper{ ragged-right=##t }

\new Score{
    <<
    \new Staff = bassStaff \relative c {
        \clef bass
        c4 r e
      }
      \context Staff = bassStaff  
        \figuremode{
        \override Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning #'direction = #DOWN
        <5>4 <4> <3>   }
      >>
}

\new Score{
    <<
    \new Staff \relative c {
        \clef bass
        c4 r e
      }
      \new FiguredBass  
        \figuremode{
        <5>4 <4> <3>   }
      >>
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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