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+ | ** They are stored in <code>tex/texmf-context/tex/context/fonts/mkiv/</code>. You can have a look with [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=type-imp- the source browser]. | ||
** [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts]. | ** [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts]. | ||
** [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019) | ** [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019) |
Revision as of 19:40, 1 June 2020
Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development.
Nowadays, Fonts are a piece of cake
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#1 Use fonts provided with ConTeXt
Really the basics, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 1 minute.
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#2 Use fonts found on the web
Also the basics, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 5 minutes.
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#3 Use fonts of your Operating System
Few preliminary commands, then it's as easy as #2
Advanced stuff
- Obviously, fonts features:
- Small caps
- Ligatures (2017)
- Kerning
- What defines the size in a font? (2019)
- Optical Size (!!! WARNING !!! 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
- Reference to s-fonts- files
- Deep dive into typescripts
- They are stored in
tex/texmf-context/tex/context/fonts/mkiv/
. You can have a look with the source browser. - Alegreya Typescript: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from Google Fonts.
- Summary of experiences of three Fraktur (2019)
- Typescripts_examples
- Vocabulary : fontname, fontfamily, typeface, typescript, fonts, styles...
- What is a typescriptcollection
- They are stored in
- Font chapter of the reference manual
- 2001 reference manual (!!! WARNING !!! TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
- 2013 reference manual never officially released, with a font chapter
- the 2013 font chapter as a separate document