Raise colon with lining numbers (text)

[tuxkernel]

Hi Chris:

Colon needs to be raised with lining numbers. Look:

In the first example (18:30-19:00 h), colon are too low or aligned with the baseline, because they match very well with lowercases. In the second example (19:00-19:30 h), they are raised because don't match very well with uppercases. We need a new macro in typog package (\raisecolon or whatever). I'm using Adobe MinionPro font (FontPro Project) with oldstyle figures (default) with PDFTeX engine. The tip is useful only when lining numbers or uppercases are typeset in a single text line.

Best wishes

Tuxkernel ;-)

[cspiel]

I'm not sure whether we need an additional length to control the amount the colon gets raised.
The current implementation (re-)uses the value for figure dash as it is likely to be the same.
Any opinion?

BTW: Minion Pro features oldstyle numerals.

[tuxkernel]

It's OK. Implementing \capitalcolon via \textcolon raise the colon. Closing this issue.

Have a nice day

Tuxkernel ;-)

[tuxkernel]

Hi Chris:

\raisecolon is not documented in typog user manual. Remember it.

Best wishes

Tuxkernel ;-)

[cspiel]

The new macros \raisecolon and \textcolon have been documented
from the start. However, I did not re-build the online documentation.
Caught up on that.