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== The Manuals ==
 
== The Manuals ==
  
** [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
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* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
** [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
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* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
** [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with a font chapter
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* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with a font chapter
** [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
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* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
  
 
== A little beyond the basics ==
 
== A little beyond the basics ==

Revision as of 20:51, 2 June 2020


Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development.

Nowadays, Fonts are a pleasure

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.



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 \switchtobodyfont
  • how to underline, strike...

Advanced stuff

The Manuals

A little beyond the basics

to be written (==> reference to manuals pages ? to articles, to existing pages ?)
  • How to work with fonts which include:
    • different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
    • different widths (condensed, expanded)
    • different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
  • and the vocabulary
    • a font
    • a style
    • a fontfamily
    • a typeface
    • a typescript
    • a typescriptcollection

Deep dive into typescripts

Activate fonts features

  • Small caps
  • Ligatures (2017)
  • Protrusion (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update).
  • old style numbers
  • Kerning
  • 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.