Figured bass numbers above the staff refinement

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When figured bass is placed above the staff, the numbers are typically bottom-justified rather than top-justfied:

Currently above-staff figures are top-justified:

Click to view MEI data for above example.

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         <f xml:id="f-L99F3N1"></f>
         <f xml:id="f-L99F3N2"></f>
        </fb>
       </harm>
       <staff xml:id="staff-L98F1N1" n="1">
        <layer xml:id="layer-L98F1N1" n="1">
         <note xml:id="note-L99F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="c" stem.dir="up" accid.ges="s" />
         <note xml:id="note-L100F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="c" stem.dir="up" accid.ges="s" />
         <note xml:id="note-L101F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="c" stem.dir="up" accid.ges="s" />
        </layer>
       </staff>
      </measure>
      <measure xml:id="measure-L102" n="22">
       <harm xml:id="harm-L103F3" place="above" staff="1" tstamp="1.000000">
        <fb xml:id="fb-L103F3">
         <f xml:id="f-L103F3N1"></f>
         <f xml:id="f-L103F3N2"></f>
        </fb>
       </harm>
       <staff xml:id="staff-L102F1N1" n="1">
        <layer xml:id="layer-L102F1N1" n="1">
         <note xml:id="note-L103F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="d" stem.dir="down" accid.ges="n" />
         <note xml:id="note-L104F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="d" stem.dir="down" accid.ges="n" />
         <note xml:id="note-L105F1" type="placed" dur="2" oct="3" pname="d" stem.dir="down" accid.ges="n" />
        </layer>
       </staff>
      </measure>
      <measure xml:id="measure-L106" right="end" n="23">
       <harm xml:id="harm-L107F3" place="above" staff="1" tstamp="1.000000">
        <fb xml:id="fb-L107F3">
         <f xml:id="f-L107F3"></f>
        </fb>
       </harm>
       <staff xml:id="staff-L106F1N1" n="1">
        <layer xml:id="layer-L106F1N1" n="1">
         <note xml:id="note-L107F1" dots="1" dur="1" oct="3" pname="d" accid.ges="n" />
        </layer>
       </staff>
       <fermata xml:id="fermata-L107F1" staff="1" startid="#note-L107F1" place="above" />
      </measure>
     </section>
    </score>
   </mdiv>
  </body>
 </music>
</mei>

When placed above the staff, bottom-justification should be used; otherwise, the figures are too high to read. There could be a verovio option to top-justify when placed above the staff, but the default should be to bottom justify when placed above the staff (when placed below the staff, figures should be top-justified as is done currently).

If someone wants to mix styles, either above or below the staff (such as for changing one figure while another sustains), then they can add spacer <f> to force a specific alignment.