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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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! style="width: 50%"| Tutorials (learning)
 
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! style="width: 50%"| How-to guides (goals)
= 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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* See below on this [[Fonts#How-to_guides|Fonts central page]]
The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Font Switching]]''':
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* [[:Category:Fonts | Wiki pages in Fonts category]]
* how to define font size,
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* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
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! Explanation (understanding) !! Reference (information)
* 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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* [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
= Advanced stuff =
 
 
 
== The Manuals ==
 
 
 
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/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
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#&#91;106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
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The [[:Category:Command/Fonts | commands in Fonts category]]
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== A little beyond the basics ==
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= How-to guides =  
  
* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019)
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* '''[[Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]]'''
* [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT ?)
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** How to use the [[Fonts/ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].
 
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** These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.
;Practical application TO BE WRITTEN (==> reference to manuals pages ? to articles, to existing pages ?)
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* '''[[Fonts/Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]]'''
:*How to work with fonts which include:
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** Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
:** different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
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** Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
:** different widths (condensed, expanded)
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* '''[[Fonts/Font Switching| "Font Switching", or "how-to use the different fonts within your document"]]'''
:** different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
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** how to define font size,
:* and explain the whole vocabulary
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** how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
:** a font
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** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
:** a style switch
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** how to underline, strike...
:** a fontfamily
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* '''[[Fonts/Typescripts examples]]'''
:** a typeface
 
:** a typescript
 
:** a typescriptcollection
 
  
 
== Deep dive into typescripts ==
 
== Deep dive into typescripts ==
  
* [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=type-imp- the source browser] for type-imp- files.
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* [[Featuresets]], and here some of common option for {{cmd|definefontfeature}}
* [[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].
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** <code>onum=yes</code> for old style numbers, vs <code>lnum=yes</code> for lining numbers
* [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019)
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** <code>kern=yes</code> for kerning
* [[Typescripts_examples]] (Cf Thomas Hala) and [[Palatino Linotype under MKIV]].
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** 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.
* Using Font Fallbacks (and perhaps a different page for Fallbacks for math fonts)
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** for small caps, the font must propose Caps variation like "EBGaramondSC12-Regular.otf" et "AlegreyaSC-Regular.otf"
* Creating virtual math fonts from type 1 fonts (still needed?)
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** [https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/open-type-syntax.html Syntax for OpenType features] from Adobe
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* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019)
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* [[Optical Size|How to set up a font family with optical size options]]
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* [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect  (2012 need update).
  
== Activate fonts features ==
 
 
* Small caps
 
** [[Pseudo Small Caps]] by Vit Zyka (2011)
 
* [[Ligatures]] (2017)
 
* [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect  (2012 need update).
 
* old style numbers
 
* Kerning
 
 
* [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- the source browser] for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts  
 
* [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- 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.
 
* Lua Font Goodies with examples.
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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]]

Latest revision as of 18:40, 17 May 2024

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

The commands in Fonts category

How-to guides

Deep dive into typescripts

  • 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.