Hi Wolfgang,

On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:09:16 -0700, Wolfgang Schuster  
<schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:

>> What is the official way to get old style numerals in 11pt in mkiv? I'm
>> just using lm.
>
> It depends what do you want to achieve, local changes can be done with
> \os, but this will use numbers from the math font.

That's exactly why \os is almost useless (it messes up itemizations and  
other stuff); better to \switchtotypeface, even for local changes.

> option two is to write
> \setfontfeature{oldstyle} in the preamble of your document and ConTeXt
> use oldstyle numbers by default if present in the current font.

You also have to define "oldstyle" :-)

==========================================
% engine=luatex

\definefontfeature
   [oldstyle]
   [mode=node,language=dflt,script=latn,onum=yes,tnum=yes]

\setfontfeature{oldstyle}

\starttext

1234567890

\stoptext
==========================================

> There is currently no better way to enable oldstyle number for the
> whole document except you define your own typescripts and use them.

I spent hours today writing and debugging a huge typescript for lm (all  
those optical sizes, since i could not for the life of me get it to  
piggy-back the def's in type-siz). I just got it working flawlessly a few  
minutes ago -- sublime, a work of art even -- then I get your message  
which would have saved me hours of work! I just needed that one command!!!

You're an angel, just wish I got this this morning ;-)

Best wishes
Idris

PS Note that tnum (tabular version) looks better than onum alone, but is a  
function of onum in the font so cannot be invoked unless onum is invoked  
first.

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Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Shi`i Studies
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523

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