Alignment Zones

Michael Jarboe
Posts: 265
Is there any reason for or against designating vertical alignment zones with oldstyle figures or small caps that exceed x-height?
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Comments
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I don't see a reason to not do it. To only problem is that you run out of zones rather quickly as the zone count is limited.1
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In most typeface, small caps are a tad larger than x-height. So that’s a reason to be able to have a distinct alignment zone for them.0
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