[OS X TeX] "lining" figures/numbers, old-style figures, and tables

[Nathan Paxton]

	Berend's solution was the nicest one for the solution that I was seeking. Thanks!

Best,
-Nathan A. Paxton 
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On 5 Aug 2010, at 12:17 PM, Berend Hasselman wrote:

> 
> On 05-08-2010, at 16:39, Nathan Paxton wrote:
> 
>> 	Hi all,
>> 
>> 	I'm typesetting/writing an article that is primarily text, but also contains statistical tables and such. I prefer to use Palatino (mathpazo package, to be specific).
>> 
>> 	Some fonts, as many of you know, contain both "uppercase" (so-called "lining") figures/numbers and "lowercase" ("old-style") figures. I usually invoke the old-style option, as it makes numbers set in the body text look more appropriate. But in tables of regression results, I'd prefer to have the uppercase/lining numbers, as these have a more consistent look for reading in tables. But I can't figure out how to get the table/tabular environment to default to lining figures. Does anyone have any idea how to do such?
> 
> 
> You can define a command switching to the version of Palatino containing lining figures as per
> 
> \newcommand*{\LF}{\fontfamily{ppl}\selectfont}
> 
> After a \begin{figure} or \begin{table} place \LF
> and all your numbers will be in lining figures.
> See the simple example below.
> If you want to hide the explicit \LF, you'll have to redefine the table and figure environments.
> 
> /Berend
> 
> Example:
> 
> \documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}
> %
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage[osf]{mathpazo}
> \usepackage[scaled=0.90]{helvet}
> \usepackage{textcomp}
> % Switch to version of Palatino containing lining figures
> %
> \newcommand*{\LF}{\fontfamily{ppl}\selectfont}
> %
> \begin{document}
> First line of text
> \begin{table}
> \LF
> \caption{Table}
> \begin{tabular}{lrr}
> Imports & 1.234& \textminus 7.8900\\
> Exports & 14.67 & 597.88 
> \end{tabular}
> \end{table}
> and now text after the table with 12.6592332.
> \end{document}
> 
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