String number in/out of the staff

[Bobber]

Ok, I'm getting the hang of things a little better now.

Here's a tricky measure I'm working on.  It has left hand fingerings and 
a string number.  I don't quite understand the behavior of the string 
number.  If I designate right or left, it goes next to the note and on 
the staff.  But if I put up or down, it goes off the staff.  I would 
like to designate down but have it go right below the not and on the staff.
> % measure  19:
>       <<
>         { \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)   
>           \set stringNumberOrientations = #'(down)
>           r8 <e'-4\2>8 <g'-2> <e'-4> <g'-2>4 }  \\
>          { \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)   
>            <e-1>2. }
>       >>    \break

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