| If you take the argument that tabular / aligning figures should be
| distinguished from proportional / hanging or "oldstyle" figures all
| the way why not encode all eight kinds of figures available on some
| hot metal systems?
I was taught that the difference between lining (this is indeed a
term in common use to describe them) and non-lining digits was one of
case. In running text, which would be in lower case, the lower case
(non-lining) digits should be used; in displays, where a more regular
form is appropriate, the upper case form is more correct. The lower-
case digits seem to have fallen into disuse though, and are now called
"oldstyle."
But as to whether they should encoded, I neither have nor need an
opinion. :-)
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