Re: Figured Bass question: Why is <5 4> upside down?

[Paul Scott]

Laura Conrad wrote:
> For most figures, lily prints the numbers in the order I enter them,
> so <7 5> prints with a seven above a five.  But when I enter <5 4>,
> for some reason lily prints it with the four above the five.  
>
> The facsimile I'm transcribing has it the other way (with the five
> above the four), and while I'm not much of a keyboard player, I would
> expect even an experienced continuo player to be confused by this
> inconsistency.
>
> The attached file demonstrates the phenomenon -- is it a bug, or a
> feature that I don't understand?
>   
It's related to extender lines.  You need to reset with a spacer:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2006-07/msg00052.html

Paul Scott