[scribus] old style numbers - any fonts in the standard collection????

Rolf-Werner Eilert eilert-sprachen at t-online.de
Fri Jun 8 14:57:48 UTC 2012


Am 08.06.2012 13:09, schrieb Lars Behrens:
> Rolf-Werner Eilert schrieb:
>
>> Just FMI, what are old-style numbers?
>
> "Text figures (also known as non-lining, lowercase, old-style, ranging,
> hanging, billing, or antique figures or numerals) are numerals typeset
> with varying heights in a fashion that resembles a typical line of
> running text, hence the name. They are contrasted with lining or titling
> figures, which are all of consistent height."
>
> More here:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-style_numeral:
>
> Cheerz,
> Lars
>


Oh yes, of course, wunderschön :-)

Thanks

Rolf





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