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Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before XeTeX and LuaTeX development. Nowadays, using fonts is simple.
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= Using fonts =  
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You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file.
 
At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable to use any fonts available on your computer.
 
 
 
 
 
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=== [[Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]] ===
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* [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf ''Handling fonts in ConTEXt (2021)''] ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides
* How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].
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* [https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2018)</i>] by Taco Hoekwater and Pavneet Arora
* These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.
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** Installation
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** Understanding the mtxrun output
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** Testing a few font instances
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** Font repertoire
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** Feature discovery
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** Creating typescripts
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** Fallbacks
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** Stylistic alternates and other features
 
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=== [[Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]] ===
 
* Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
 
* Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
 
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The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Font Switching]]''':
 
* how to define font size,
 
* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
 
* how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
 
* how to underline, strike...
 
 
= Advanced stuff =
 
 
== The Manuals ==
 
  
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* See below on this [[Fonts#How-to_guides|Fonts central page]]
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* [[:Category:Fonts | Wiki pages in Fonts category]]
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* [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
 
* [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
 
* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
 
* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
 
* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#&#91;145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter
 
* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#&#91;145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter
* [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf Handling fonts in ConTEXt] ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides
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The [[:Category:Command/Fonts | commands in Fonts category]]
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== Deep dive into typescripts ==
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= How-to guides =  
  
* [[Typescripts examples]] look at the existing examples to build your own Typescripts.
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* '''[[Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]]'''
* [[Featuresets]], and here some of common option for {{cmd|definefontfeature}}
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** How to use the [[Fonts/ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].
** <code>onum=yes</code> for old style numbers, vs <code>lnum=yes</code> for lining numbers
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** These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.
** <code>kern=yes</code> for kerning
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* '''[[Fonts/Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]]'''
** See [[Ligatures]] (2017). <code>liga=yes</code> for common ligature and <code>dlig=yes</code> for discretionary ligature (like st), <code>calt=yes</code> for contextual alternates.
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** Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
** for small caps, the font must propose Caps variation like "EBGaramondSC12-Regular.otf" et "AlegreyaSC-Regular.otf"
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** Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
** [https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/open-type-syntax.html Syntax for OpenType features] from Adobe
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* '''[[Fonts/Font Switching| "Font Switching", or "how-to use the different fonts within your document"]]'''
* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019)
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** how to define font size,
* [[Optical Size|How to set up a font family with optical size options]]
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** how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
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** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
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** how to underline, strike...
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* '''[[Fonts/Typescripts examples|Typescripts examples]]'''
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* '''[[Fonts/Featuresets|OpenType features]]''' for some common options for {{cmd|definefontfeature}} like '''[[Fonts/Ligatures|Ligatures]]'''
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* Technical details
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** [[Fonts/Optical Size | How to set up a font family with optical size options]]
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** [[Fonts/Fontsize | What defines the size in a font]] ('natural' size. 'design' size)
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== To tidy ==
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This guide should help to use fonts from Adobe with optical sizes.
 
* [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect  (2012 need update).
 
* [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect  (2012 need update).
  
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Finally, for older content, refering to mkii, we keep a [[Fonts - Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]]. Work is also need to merge content of [[Fonts_in_LuaTeX]] here.
 
Finally, for older content, refering to mkii, we keep a [[Fonts - Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]]. Work is also need to merge content of [[Fonts_in_LuaTeX]] here.
 
 
* {{cmd|definefontfamily}}
 
* {{cmd|definedfont}}
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Fonts]]
 
[[Category:Fonts]]

Revision as of 19:51, 17 May 2024

Tutorials (learning) How-to guides (goals)
Explanation (understanding) Reference (information)

The commands in Fonts category

How-to guides

To tidy

This guide should help to use fonts from Adobe with optical sizes.

  • Protrusion (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update).
  • the source browser for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts
  • Lua Font Goodies with examples.


Finally, for older content, refering to mkii, we keep a specific zone in the wiki. Work is also need to merge content of Fonts_in_LuaTeX here.