Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> writes:
>>> * Single-digit numbers are left-aligned.
>>
>> Why? They have equal width. Do you rather mean that the reference
>> point is supposed to be on the left edge?
>
> Yes. Sorry for the sloppy wording.
>
>> What is the alignment supposed to be if there are _only_ two-digit
>> numbers?
>
> This situation doesn't happen in figured bass. Even if there is no
> single-digit number (which is very unlikely), the two-digit number has
> to be aligned as shown in the drawing to get the positioning right
> under the corresponding music.
Sth like
\markup \box \number \column \with-dimensions-from \right-align "0"
\right-align { 11 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 }
--
David Kastrup
