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Number styles in InDesign
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The OpenType menu in InDesign can show four kinds of full-size
numerals:
- proportional lining (pnum + lnum)
- proportional oldstyle (pnum + onum)
- tabular lining (tnum + lnum)
- tabular oldstyle (tnum + onum)
This works fine with a font that has all four, but how can I set up the features
so the menu will correctly show only two or three styles, for example in a font
that has proportional lining, proportional oldstyle, and tabular lining numbers,
but no tabular oldstyle - or one that has only tabular lining and proportional
oldstyle?
numerals:
- proportional lining (pnum + lnum)
- proportional oldstyle (pnum + onum)
- tabular lining (tnum + lnum)
- tabular oldstyle (tnum + onum)
This works fine with a font that has all four, but how can I set up the features
so the menu will correctly show only two or three styles, for example in a font
that has proportional lining, proportional oldstyle, and tabular lining numbers,
but no tabular oldstyle - or one that has only tabular lining and proportional
oldstyle?
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This is largely a limitation of the InDesign interface.
That being said, if you have both tabular lining and proportional oldstyle figures, how hard is it to just add the other two types?
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That being said, if you have both tabular lining and proportional oldstyle figures, how hard is it to just add the other two types?
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Not hard at all, at least for my own fonts. The question arose because I've
been practising writing features by combining Type 1 fonts not of my own
making, without intending to make changes. Thanks for the quick answer.
been practising writing features by combining Type 1 fonts not of my own
making, without intending to make changes. Thanks for the quick answer.
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