LilyPond Internals Reference: 2.2.46 Figured_bass_engraver

### 2.2.46 `Figured_bass_engraver`

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted: `bass-figure-event` and `rest-event`

Properties (read)

`figuredBassAlterationDirection` (direction)

  Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

`figuredBassCenterContinuations` (boolean)

  Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

`figuredBassFormatter` (procedure)

  A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

`ignoreFiguredBassRest` (boolean)

  Don’t swallow rest events.

`implicitBassFigures` (list)

  A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

`useBassFigureExtenders` (boolean)

  Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): `BassFigure`, `BassFigureAlignment`, `BassFigureBracket`, `BassFigureContinuation` and `BassFigureLine`.

`Figured_bass_engraver` is part of the following context(s) in `\layout`: `DrumStaff`, `FiguredBass`, `GregorianTranscriptionStaff`, `InternalGregorianStaff`, `KievanStaff`, `MensuralStaff`, `PetrucciStaff`, `Staff`, `TabStaff` and `VaticanaStaff`.

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