Re: An unusual feature request concerning FiguredBass

[Robert Blackstone]

Hello,

I have finally managed to apply your recommendations in my score. 
On the whole they work out very well except  for one error that I have not been 
able to get rid of: to change the staff name of the upper staff in "cantus".
Whatever I tried, it stubbornly kept "bass" for both staves. What am I doing 
wrong?

The vertical line at the beginning of the figured bass lines does not bother 
me, but I would like to be able to interrupt the horizontal line between the 
two BC-variants in sections whre ther is no second set of figures. Would that 
be possible at all?
 
Here is an ME, sort of: 

 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
\version "2.19.80"
#(define-markup-command (stack layout props args) (markup-list?)
 (interpret-markup layout props
  #{ \markup \tiny \raise #0.5 \general-align #Y #CENTER
     \override #'(baseline-skip . 2) \right-column #args #}))

sha = \markup { \fontsize #-3 \sharp }
natu = \markup { \fontsize #-3 \natural }
fla = \markup {  \fontsize #-3 \flat }


        <<
  \new StaffGroup <<
       \new Voice = "melody"  { \clef "treble" \key f \major \time 4/2 
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Cantus"
     \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 2/2
        d''1 d''2 cis''2  | %P1V1-1
        d''1 f''1 | %P1V1-2
        cis''2 d''2 e''1 | %P1V1-3
        d''2 \rest e''2 e''2 d''2 \break | %P1V1-4
        
         }
        \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = "melody"
         {TO1 heare2 me,2 Lord,1 be1 thou2 in-2 cline'd;1 2  
         My2 thoughts2 O2 
        
        }
        }
 
    \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Bass"   \override 
VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing.basic-distance = 5   }
     {\clef "bass" \key f \major \time 4/2
  \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 2/2
         d1 d2 a2| %P4V1-1
          bes1 f1| %P4V1-2
          a2 d2 a,1 | %P4V1-3
        g,2 \rest a,2 c2 d2 | %P4V1-4
 }
 
         >>
  \new FiguredBass \with {
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing = 
#'((basic-distance . 0)
(minimum-distance . 0)
(padding . 0.5)
(stretchability . 10))
  }
  \figuremode {
  
        < Pretonal >2  < _ >2 < _ >2 < _ >2 | %BC-1
        < 5 >2  < 6 >2 < 6 >2 < _ >2 | %BC-2
        < _ >2  < _ >2 < \sha >2 < _ >2 | %BC-3
        < _ >2  < 5 >2 < 5 >2 < 5 >2 | %BC-4

  }
  \new RhythmicStaff \with {
    \omit TimeSignature
    \omit BarLine
  } {
     s1*8
    
  }\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bass"  \new FiguredBass \with {
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing = 
#'((basic-distance . 0)
(minimum-distance . 0)
(padding . 0.5)
(stretchability . 5))
  } \figuremode {
    < Tonal >2  < _ >2 < _ >2 < _ >2    %1
    < 6 >2  < _ >2 < _ >2 < _ >2        %2
    < _ >2  < _ >2 < _ >2 < _ >2        %3
    < _ >2  < 5 >2 < 6 >2 < 6 >2        %4
 
    
  
  }
        >>

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Thanks in advance for any help to solve the problem of the wrong staff name.

Best regards, 

Robert Blackstone
On 29 Apr 2018, at 09:38 , Robert Blackstone <address@hidden> wrote:

> Good morning,
> 
> Many thanks for your quick reactions and helpful advice.
> 
> Because it will take me a while to try these solutions in my score, and 
> because at this moment I am in rural France where my internet connection is 
> very buggy and unstable  --- in a few minutes I may be disconnected till late 
> in the evening --- I  send you this provisional reply.
> 
> I will come back to the matter as soon as possible.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Best regards, 
> Robert Blackstone