>> Consider the following example:
>>
>> ```
>> \figures {
>> <b a g>
>> }
>> ```
>>
>> As can be seen in the attached image, the elements are separated by
>> padding only; they are not vertically spaced using `baseline-skip`
>> or something similar.
>>
>> How can I change that?
>
> Like this?
>
> \version "2.23.9"
>
> \figures {
> \override BassFigureAlignment.padding = 5
> <b a g>
> }
Nope, this only changes the padding (i.e., the whitespace between the
bottom of the upper and the top of the lower element). What I want is
vertical stacking as if it were done with the `\column` markup command
– which respects `baseline-skip`.
Werner